What we get wrong about Machiavelli

Re:What we get wrong about Machiavelli by jerzyt on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @03:12AM (#23088583)

Thanks for the link. Interestingly, I grew up in Poland, under Marxism-Leninism, but none of his books were ever pushed on us, so this is somewhat of a surprise for me. I'm going to give it at least a quick scan to get an idea.

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Re:What we get wrong about Machiavelli by oever on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @09:36AM (#23090759)

Lenin's actual writing was not the message that the regime wanted to be known. Usually, the message that gets regimes in power is not the message that keeps them in power.

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Re:What we get wrong about Machiavelli by danharaj on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @09:58AM (#23090973)

Marxism-Leninism was Stalin's etiolation of Lenin's actual thought.

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