Marx once said
that ignorance is
a demonic force,
and we are concerned it will serve
as the cause of still more tragedies.
He then developed on this idea,
emphasizing that ignorance
has never helped anyone.
Unfortunately, developments
in recent times show
that Marx’s foresight
was, alas, justified.
Although in the modern world
there is a huge number
of new sources of information and
means of transmitting this information,
ignorance is nonetheless
gaining more and more fans
and conquering new spaces.
It is a shame that this is taking place
at the same time as events
surrounding the celebration
Marx’s anniversary.
Sometimes statements about his life and
work stand out not in terms of the depth
or overall scope
of this work,
but rather in an excessively superficial
simplification of Marx’s contribution
to the development of human thought
and the development of revolutionary
movements throughout the world.
I hope very much that with time
this statement of Marx’s
will lose its relevance,
although reality suggests the opposite.
