Articles by Sheri Berman
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Marx’s Lesson for the Muslim Brothers
Sheri Berman – NYT International Herald Tribune,
12 Aug 2013
KARL MARX wrote that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. In 1848, workers joined with liberals in a democratic revolt to overthrow the French monarchy. However, almost as soon as the old order collapsed, the opposition fell apart, as liberals grew increasingly alarmed by what they saw as “radical” working class demands. Those same patterns are playing out in Egypt today — with liberals and authoritarians playing themselves, and Islamists playing the role of socialists.
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