Root Causes

The most pernicious doctrine of modernity, which informs Marxism via having been in the air — thanks, Rosseau — when Marx, the synthesizing plagiarist concocted his abortion of a theory, is the idea that all evil must have causes.

The causes can’t be “because this person is broken and enjoys tormenting others.” No, because, again, thanks Rosseau, all babies are born utterly pure and wonderful, and it is only their upbringing and what we’ll call “civilization” that corrupts them and makes ...