# Marxist labor theory of value

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 1, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marxist-labor-theory-of-value/995430 "2024-01-01T01:57:32Z")\
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> [@Babale](#):
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> Why did you accuse me of being a Marxist just because I corrected your misconception about what Marxism is? That’s a pretty Red Scare thing to do.

Because I quite frankly considered your “correction” uncredible. Exactly the sort of thing that apologists say. The ideological equivalent of being a “tankie”.

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