'X' Is Evil.

[Sovereign]

Originally Posted by Woodsprite

... Marx never worked a day in his life; a lazy bum; was a racist and a chauvinist, and his kids died of starvation because of his neglect. Not that great a guy.

This may be true (I know nothing about Marx), but in formal logic a person's motivation, ideology and even actions don't affect the (in)validity of their ideas. Trying to discredit ideas using personal failings usually falls under ad hominem and tu quoque.

Just my two cents...