r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/Voider765 • 4h ago
C-commie Daddy is racist!?
In his letter to Engels dated 30 July 1862, Marx referred to Lassalle as:
"The Jewis ni**er Lassalle"
He subsequently speculated about Lassalle's supposed African ancestry, invoking racist stereotypes about his appearance and behaviour.
This is documented in Marx and Engels Collected Works, Volume 41, pages 388–391.