For nearly half a century, America labored under the Iron Boot of the Marx Brothers. Although they had no relation to the founder of Communism, they still defined the ideology like no one else. The brothers who had changed their first names to avoid detection by the pre-Revolution police, ended they chaos of the early post-revolution era, and imposed their brutal vision. Even decades after their deaths, Marxism-Marxism remains a global force to be reckoned with...
Groucho Marx was the unofficial leader of the band of revolutionary brothers, and official leader of the USSA. His sharp wit and occasional temper made him unpopular with many contemporaries. But his political skills were not to be underestimated, and his dual appointments as national Premier and Party Chairman made him the most powerful leader since the Revolution, at least on paper. His trademark glasses, nose, mustache, and cigar became focal points of his powerful cult of personality and remain popular t-shirt topics for left wing students. By the end of his reign, however, he was largely a puppet of a younger generation of leaders. Still the fact that he retained power at all, despite his declining health, is a testament to his ability and the fear he wrought...
“Chico” was often the face of the regime to outside powers. He became especially prominent during the Second Great War, as the face of the allied cause against Germany and Great Britain. His diplomatic skill was crucial Monroe gaining international recognition of the USSA during the 1930s, as well as ensuring internal support for his own family’s rise to power...
The usually stoic Harpo Marx was in fact the first to achieve high office, and he used his new position to immediately help propel Groucho’s removal of the incumbent regime. As Minister for State Security he headed the dreaded Secret Police, which were used to violently hunt down opposition, both from inside and outside the party. Harpo was the most involved with theshow trial, and execution of Larry Fine, Moe Howard, and Curly Howard. Prisoners report that Harpo would remain silent during torture sessions, instead playing the Harp or honking a Horn. This made things worse. Harpo’s death in 1964 is generally cited as the point when Groucho’s previously unquestioned support began to slip...
As People’s Minister for Agricultural Production, Zeppo Marx took a lower profile than his brothers. Indeed it was not until about a year into the Marx’s reign that he formally entered Government. Nonetheless he was an effective administrator and helped keep his brothers in accord. His Agricultural Policies helped solve the issues raised by the early USSA, although he used brutality to do so. Iowans will remember the Des Moines Massacre. Zeppo is also remembered as being the man who helped craft much of what is now Marxist-Marxism. He also lasted the longest, and remained far more active his later years. It was not until his deathbed that he was forced out of office.
