• SpaceDogsOP
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    10 months ago

    I’m almost certain it’s not, at least not this exact wording lol

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        10 months ago

        That part is the most believable to me.

        I could see Marx being on nickname basis with Engels, but instead of “Fred” it would be “Fritz” in German. I just figured maybe it was translated.

        I could also very well see Engels being pissed at Marx too, maybe after a drunken night, and Marx being self-conscious about it. Who amongst us haven’t been there? Haha

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          They used english in correspondence. Marx was calling Engels “Fred” in them. Example: