Political Memes

The Communist Manifesto spends time talking about how compatible early Christian teachings are with Marx’s goals.

I mean:

From each according to his ability, to each depending on his need

Is literally just taken from the Bible:

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 35 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_each_according_to_his_ability,_to_each_according_to_his_needs

But the Romans already had it:

If x = a disadvantage, and y = action to redress that disadvantage, the principle of solidarity is: if any member of a group acquires x, each member has a duty to perform y (if they can assist). All we then need to add, to get to the fundamental principle of developed communism, is to assume that non-satisfaction of a need is a disadvantage. The corresponding principle of solidarity in respect of need says: if any member of society has an unsatisfied need, each member has a duty to produce its object (if they can). But that is precisely what the principle 'from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs!' dictates. In Marx's vision, the basic principle of developed communism is a principle of solidarity in respect of need.

Capitalism in any form is an incredibly recent development, and the reason European colonialism was so successful is they made "deals" with people who had no idea what scale things were working on.

It's like if a friend's older brother ever "taught" you how to throw dice, by the time you get a grip on the rules, you've lost all your money and dude's dipped out of the house.