Karl Marx was from a Jewish family whose surname was Levi. His father converted to Christianity and changed the surname to 'Marx'. Meanwhile another Jew called Levi Strauss started making and selling blue jeans in America. This blue jeans went on to become the biggest symbol not just of America – but also of its economic system: ie, free-market capitalism. So when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and free-market capitalism triumphed over Karl Marx's socialism, it was also the triumph of one Levi (who did not change his name and religion) over another Levi (who changed his name and religion).
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