An ambassador tried to make a poignant point about Karl Marx following the suspected chemical attacks in Syria. Instead, she ended up receiving a history lesson.
The UK ambassador to the United Nations, Karen Pierce, made an interesting analogy on Tuesday following the deadlock of an United Nations Security Council vote to establish an investigation into the alleged attacks
Inexplicably turning to Marx for inspiration to criticise Russia, which vetoed the United States text calling for an investigation, Pierce said:
In respect of Karl Marx, I think he must be turning in his grave to see what the country that was founded on many of his precepts is doing in the name of supporting Syria by condoning the use of chemical weapons on Syrian territory.
Unfortunately for her, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and, though Karl Marx was many things, he was not Russian and never even visited Russia in his lifetime.
The people of Twitter were quick to point out her mistake.
I mean Marx was German and had nothing contempt for the 19th century Russian regime and never even set foot in Russ… https://t.co/T1TBc4BFuO— Owen Jones 🌹 (@Owen Jones 🌹) 1523405519
@StefanoCrosara @PMO_W True. But she said something equally idiotic: that Russia was founded on many of Marx's prec… https://t.co/Na6nzkn4g1— Massimo D'Antoni (@Massimo D'Antoni) 1523397812
History lesson: contrary to popular belief, Marx and Lenin were actually different people who lived in different ti… https://t.co/NBa9vAJuaU— rebecca midwest (@rebecca midwest) 1523396774
Marx was German, but lived in various countries throughout his life none of which were Russia.— rebecca midwest (@rebecca midwest) 1523398440