The funniest thing about the Lizard people conspiracy, which started as an antisemitic dogwhistle, is that David Icke by all accounts just believes in literal lizard people.
Marx certainly didn’t see capitalism as merely metaphorical. Marx recognized that capitalism existed in material reality, that it was a system constructed and operated by real, flesh and blood human beings.
Who do you think made capitalism? Space aliens?
Lizard people, obviously
The funniest thing about the Lizard people conspiracy, which started as an antisemitic dogwhistle, is that David Icke by all accounts just believes in literal lizard people.
If I’m not mistaken, Marx describes capital as “dead labour”. So, to answer your question: who made capitalism? Vampires, zombies, liches. The undead.
Marx certainly didn’t see capitalism as merely metaphorical. Marx recognized that capitalism existed in material reality, that it was a system constructed and operated by real, flesh and blood human beings.
It was a stop on our journey. Historians say it was a better stop than the ones before. But it doesn’t have to be our last one!