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[–] 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Please tell me where this is from I love this

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  • [–] 16 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    The reference is that one of the earliest - or perhaps the earliest - translation of the communist manifesto into English opened with the delightful phrase, "A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout Europe. We are haunted by a ghost, the ghost of Communism."

    The image is from the excellent webcomic existential comics, specifically https://existentialcomics.com/comic/203

    Honestly I think we should have the frightful hobgoblin as an emoji, it's imo a funnier if slightly less whimsical version of specter

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