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Manifesto's Slow Rise To Prominence
- The Communist Manifesto made little impact in 1848 despite being written for worker movements.
- Its influence grew later, especially after 1917 and during crises like 2008.
Admiration For Capitalism's Productivity
- Marx and Engels admired capitalism's unprecedented productive power.
- They thought that power could be repurposed if capitalists were removed from control.
Crisis Is Built Into Capitalism
- Capitalism generates periodic crises by overproducing what workers cannot buy.
- Those crises deepen poverty and expose systemic instability.