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If Karl Marx for whatever reason doesn't take the Communist League's commission to publish The Communist Manifesto, what if anything changes in the development and spread of Socialism and Communism? Obviously these schools of thought existed before Marx, but arguably it was Marx and Engels formalizing the theory into an easily-understandable argument--and encouraging translations--that allowed Communism to spread so readily as an ideology. Marx and Engels' personal wealth and standing also didn't hurt either, being able to fund the costs of publishing and distribution themselves.

Absent Marx and Engels' involvement in formalizing Communist tracts, who steps up to write and publish the Manifesto? And does not having a publisher and a theorist from a well-off family (Marx and Engels respectively) spearheading things hinder the spread of their ideals?
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