Brian Jones performs Marx in Soho - February 22, 2012

Actor, teacher and activist Brian Jones plays Karl Marx in the late Howard Zinn's amusing one person play that looks at Marx's life, his analysis of society and his passion for radical change. This event is part of the Lannan In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom series.
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[@kthornbladh]

Every high school student and every college undergraduate should watch this play.

[@Anarchivist343]

Zinn said he had some Anarchist tendencies. He didn't believe in borders, for one thing. At the end of the day, labels don't really matter that much. We are all part of the class struggle.

[@shubhamwr]

Marxists also don't believe in border. They also don't believe in state having all power. They also want classless stateless moneyless society. Marxism is authoritarian is myth started due to deeds of ussr china and all of them who called them marxists. But that's not true. Difference between Marxism and anarchism is only in adapting ways to reach ideal. For anarchists revolution itself is decentralized from start with no leadership, because they argue that centralized revolution as proposed in Marxism would lead to dictatorship (they we're proved true as in USSR china etc) while in Marxism revolution is centralized because they think decentralized revolution lacks strength and power and hence it's easy to crush down for bourgeoisie (which also proved true both in commune and revolutionary Catalonia). So they think state should come in, centralize property and hand it down to proletariat. We have enough experience with both of these ways and saw where they lead us. So finally it's important now to stop being at extreme ends of these 2 ways ,stop debating and mix up ideas of both extremes to avoid such things

[@rubinmathias7555]

@@shubhamwr wise summary

[@ladystardust4621]

@@shubhamwr "started by deeds of ussr and china" no way 💀💀💀💀

[@KoFuZzY1]

This is brilliantly written and perfomed

[@pratikkute9850]

it is not my fault if reality is marxist- che guevara. wow! seen such kind of acting skills for the first time... especially his expressions... his hand gestures... zinn wrote it beautifully.

[@hamzazf]

he was right all the way

[@SunflowerSocialist]

It might just be the beard, but I can actually imagine Brian Jones as Marx.

[@chessdude9732]

Sunflower Socialist plus Marx was Hebrew and Brian Jones is African American

[@racecar2323]

Play starts at 6:50

[@Caspar33]

'Tell the truth'. Sounds like Howard Zinn did just that with great respect for objective History and what a terrific, detailed and inspired performance from Mr.Jones - and I don't even like one-man shows. Thanks.

[@eternalfriss0n]

amazing performance, he is so engaging.

[@mohammedsahibalpaqutalpaqu6285]

نصوص عظيمة واداء رائع ... لم اشعر بالوقت مع هذه النصوص .. تصعق تصدح تتطاير منها الشرر .. حلقت في عقلي .. فكرت وضحكت وعند اخر المسرحية بكيت .... ماركس سيعود ولو بعد حين

[@Ashok13204]

It's brilliant. All must watch this one act play.

[@barraqali336]

Brilliant!

[@Pushapjeet_Pb11]

Quite a moving play, Bravado !

[@hobidiasorion4977]

Chomsky is a Libertarian Socialist, which is that wide range between and including Left-Marxism and Anarchism. Zinn described himself as "something of an anarchist, something of a socialist. Maybe a democratic socialist". He always had a fascination and affinity for Anarchism.

[@Eddn102]

I am an anarchist. This was pretty good.

[@santaclauseking]

Really great video!

[@bastianolea]

Thanks for sharing!

[@danielteklu375]

Loved the part about Bakunin.

[@KemetNubian1]

¡Bravo!

[@MrYowen88]

this made me happy

[@tomasbermea]

OK, thanks for clarifying that up for me :)

[@tomasbermea]

HAPPY MAY DAY, 2013!!!!

[@dillonroberts2229]

Great performance, but at certain moments Zinn seemingly portrays Marx as a pacifist.

[@Aresftfun]

you can be a pacifist and break capitalism by tearing down walls etc. a good book on the topic is "how nonviolence is misrepresented" by brian martin

[@shubhamwr]

Marx didn't denied possibility of peaceful transition. He only said that it's impossible at that time and it's desirable if we could move without violent revolution.

[@fwiedwice824]

Gotta watch this as a hw assignment for a Mosaics class...kill me

[@mcs106]

UNDEFEATED AND NEVER WILL BE DEFEATED BY THE WORLD EXPLOITERS.

[@robertcolby-witanek3011]

Is there a reason why it stopped playing for me or is it just KZbin being KZbin?

[@kellymaeshiro]

17:25 Scintillating.

[@Yourismouter]

@deekismusic is this the whole play?

[@jennifergriel861]

But I like stuff......

[@dylanchouinard6141]

I also like stuff. I also like shiny things.

[@attackdog6824]

Is that orson welles?

[@hobidiasorion4977]

LOL like Howard Zinn? Ya' know the guy who wrote it?

[@DannyG1821]

Where does he say “I am not a Marxist”

[@johnson4188]

10:00

[@ZacharyBittner]

This is some pretty annoyingly bad smug acting

[@MrYowen88]

I mean... I guess I can see why you'd say that? I didn't find it annoying personally I read it as the character being cocky and mischievous & the actor having fun with that. But idk.