Vandals have smashed and defaced the London tomb of Karl Marx in what the cemetery said appeared to be a deliberate attack against the philosopher’s ideology. A marble plaque with the names of Marx and his family — the monument’s oldest and most fragile part — was repeatedly hit with a blunt metal instrument, Ian Dungavell, who runs the cemetery trust, told AFP on Tuesday. German revolutionary philosopher Marx moved to London in 1849 and lived in the British capital for the rest of his life. “The idea that you can disagree with someone’s thoughts by smashing up a monument seems a particularly inarticulate way of going about debate,” said Dungavell. “It’s battle-scarred and has all the marks of a rich and varied life,” said Dungavell.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2019 14:37 UTC