Sadly, one thing Marx really missed the boat on was the theory that a country's citizens would grow more inclined towards socialism through industrialization. The Russia of 1917 was far more revolutionary than the Russia of 2022, simply because there's that thick buffer of Treat-Eaters willing to commit virtually any atrocity to continue their flow.
In fairness to Marx, he could not have accounted for the effect of his theories on social development. By this I mean the reaction of capitalist societies against socialism by offering slightly better social programs to the proletariat.
Sponsoring the overthrow of a Russian autocrat to further one's own political aims worked out so well for them the last time they tried it in 1917.
Sadly, one thing Marx really missed the boat on was the theory that a country's citizens would grow more inclined towards socialism through industrialization. The Russia of 1917 was far more revolutionary than the Russia of 2022, simply because there's that thick buffer of Treat-Eaters willing to commit virtually any atrocity to continue their flow.
In fairness to Marx, he could not have accounted for the effect of his theories on social development. By this I mean the reaction of capitalist societies against socialism by offering slightly better social programs to the proletariat.