Was Kamala Harris’ father secretly a communist/ Marxist ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have encountered this accusation, now on several forums and also in “comments” sections of news accounts.

But no one backs up the charge and I could not find anything on the normal fact-checking sites like Snopes.

Where is this false rumor coming from and why are people spreading it?

Melania's father was a communist big wig in Slovenia and had a red Mercedes. Ruining people's lives with communist accusations died with McCarthy.

And Trump was a Democrat. Wise people recognize their mistakes and change their behavior.

You credit Trump with wisdom? Unbelievable!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:1) there is nothing insidious or shameful about being a Communist or Marxist

2) so?


This is a feature not a bug.

That's a hard stop.

Communism / Marxism are NOT compatible with our Constitutional Republic.

I’ve had quite my fill of our constitutional republic nonsense. I’m ready to try something else. Hopefully Harris will be a positive first step to something better.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Harris' father was a professor who wrote about communist economics. His own economic beliefs draw heavily on Marxist concepts, but not necessarily communist ideas. He seems to agree with Marx's ideas about capital. But, as far as I am aware, he doesn't address concepts such as dialectical materialism or other Marxist political beliefs.

If you look into his writings, there is nothing that revolutionary about them. Like many economists, he does not believe that the free market, left to itself, will result in satisfactory outcomes. Therefore, he supports government intervention. His Marxist ideas are evident due to his emphasis that this intervention should be aimed toward economic equality. It is always dangerous when academic writings which are normally full of nuance and qualifications are reduced to a political one-liner. So, the answer to your question, strictly speaking, is that Harris' father was a scholar of communist and Marxist economics, there was nothing secret about it, but that there is no evidence that he is "communist" or "Marxist" as those terms are commonly understood in America.

Do you mean there is no evidence that he paid dues to the Communist party?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Harris' father was a professor who wrote about communist economics. His own economic beliefs draw heavily on Marxist concepts, but not necessarily communist ideas. He seems to agree with Marx's ideas about capital. But, as far as I am aware, he doesn't address concepts such as dialectical materialism or other Marxist political beliefs.

If you look into his writings, there is nothing that revolutionary about them. Like many economists, he does not believe that the free market, left to itself, will result in satisfactory outcomes. Therefore, he supports government intervention. His Marxist ideas are evident due to his emphasis that this intervention should be aimed toward economic equality. It is always dangerous when academic writings which are normally full of nuance and qualifications are reduced to a political one-liner. So, the answer to your question, strictly speaking, is that Harris' father was a scholar of communist and Marxist economics, there was nothing secret about it, but that there is no evidence that he is "communist" or "Marxist" as those terms are commonly understood in America.

Do you mean there is no evidence that he paid dues to the Communist party?

No, I mean that there is no evidence that he espouses the political theory that is commonly considered "communism" in the US.

One may read the Bible and decide that it has some good points and integrate those few points into their own personal ethics. That does not make them a Christian.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t Trump a convicted criminal?

Who cares! Move on.

[Anonymous]

Who cares if he is, in fact, a Marxist.
He’s not running for president. I can’t believe ppl use this as a talking point.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Harris' father was a professor who wrote about communist economics. His own economic beliefs draw heavily on Marxist concepts, but not necessarily communist ideas. He seems to agree with Marx's ideas about capital. But, as far as I am aware, he doesn't address concepts such as dialectical materialism or other Marxist political beliefs.

If you look into his writings, there is nothing that revolutionary about them. Like many economists, he does not believe that the free market, left to itself, will result in satisfactory outcomes. Therefore, he supports government intervention. His Marxist ideas are evident due to his emphasis that this intervention should be aimed toward economic equality. It is always dangerous when academic writings which are normally full of nuance and qualifications are reduced to a political one-liner. So, the answer to your question, strictly speaking, is that Harris' father was a scholar of communist and Marxist economics, there was nothing secret about it, but that there is no evidence that he is "communist" or "Marxist" as those terms are commonly understood in America.

Do you mean there is no evidence that he paid dues to the Communist party?

No, I mean that there is no evidence that he espouses the political theory that is commonly considered "communism" in the US.

One may read the Bible and decide that it has some good points and integrate those few points into their own personal ethics. That does not make them a Christian.

There are plenty of evidence. Lets start with the first one. Marx proclaimed that the function of the family is to maintain the capitalist structure of society, hence believing that nuclear family should not exist in the communist society. Donald Harris broke up his family.

Shall we continue what other Marx's principles he and Kamala integrated into their lives?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t Trump a convicted criminal?

Who cares! Move on.

Yes, he is. Who cares?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who cares if he is, in fact, a Marxist.
He’s not running for president. I can’t believe ppl use this as a talking point.

You seems lost. This is not a presidential thread. This thread is to discuss a specific professor. If you don't care about his achievements and his contributions to this country, move on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we know you don't care.

You have differing standards based on what party the candidate belongs to.

Which party does Harris' father belong to?

Is he a candidate for office? No? Then he doesn't belong to a party.

+1 I mean, Trump's ILs are actual communists. MAGA don't seem to care.

Excellent point.

[Anonymous]

I am more concerned with Trump's facist views than the views of Kamala's father.

as a reminder the definition of Facism: is a far-right authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology characterized by a dictatorial leader, forcible suppression of opposition.... and so on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who cares if he is, in fact, a Marxist.
He’s not running for president. I can’t believe ppl use this as a talking point.

You seems lost. This is not a presidential thread. This thread is to discuss a specific professor. If you don't care about his achievements and his contributions to this country, move on.

If this is not a presidential thread, why is it in politics? Kamala's father was not a politician.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares if he is, in fact, a Marxist.
He’s not running for president. I can’t believe ppl use this as a talking point.

You seems lost. This is not a presidential thread. This thread is to discuss a specific professor. If you don't care about his achievements and his contributions to this country, move on.

If this is not a presidential thread, why is it in politics? Kamala's father was not a politician.

Because politics are not limited to presidents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we know you don't care.

You have differing standards based on what party the candidate belongs to.

Which party does Harris' father belong to?

Is he a candidate for office? No? Then he doesn't belong to a party.

+1 I mean, Trump's ILs are actual communists. MAGA don't seem to care.

Excellent point.

Both, Melania's parents and Kamala's dad are communists. There is nothing wrong with people having a freedom to affiliate with the party of their choice. This is a free country and communists (especially immigrant communists) are welcome here (especially in US academia).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares if he is, in fact, a Marxist.
He’s not running for president. I can’t believe ppl use this as a talking point.

You seems lost. This is not a presidential thread. This thread is to discuss a specific professor. If you don't care about his achievements and his contributions to this country, move on.

If this is not a presidential thread, why is it in politics? Kamala's father was not a politician.

Because politics are not limited to presidents.

right, however the only reason KH father is mentioned is due to KH being a political figure. stop trying to gaslight