/lit/ - Literature

Why do people still take Marx's works seriously in academia and such? I understand some random teenager taking up the concepts from them, but he's practically worshipped even among university professors despite his ideology proving to be such a disastrous failure in the last century. I mean this is why conservatives are so hesitant to send their kids to university, rightfully so honestly. It shows a complete lack of sense, academia is constantly criticized for being detached from the real world and their insistence on pushing marxist doctrine really embodies that.

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>if you actually fucking bothered to read Marx
And people should do this.... why?
Communism and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race, easily the most destructive ideology of the last century.
Hasn't history proven that Marx's vision of an egalitarian utopia is unattainable, inevitably creating an oligarchy more oppressive to the people than the capitalists it vilifies?
If you think that it hasn't, its either because you are ignorant on history and are doomed to repeat it, or because you think you will be a member of the party and will dictate everyone around after your seizure of power.