Romare Bearden, "The Return of Odysseus," 1977
Romare Bearden, The Return of Odysseus (1977)
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September 28, 2012:

Marx is difficult to understand.

Not because Marx is difficult to understand.
But because of the generations between Marx and you who've already misunderstood on your behalf.

So that it's impossible to understand or not understand Marx himself.
You can only ever encounter the ancestors who've misunderstood him prior to you.