I’ve seen a few people claim that he was, is this true?

  • CannotSleep420
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    2 years ago

    That would explain the “Asiatic mode of production” that sometimes gets mentioned in his works.

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      2 years ago

      I wouldn’t say that’s that racist considering the time. It probably just refers to the specific sort of feudalism that dominated most of Asia and doesn’t have much to do with the people of asia

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      how is it different exactly? Feudalism but instead of wheat, they have rice?