Marx

Is it too early to say that Karl Marx is coming through on his original prognosis?

No, it is not! The snake is eating its own tail, with the addendum that the tail is eating the snake, plus this slightly ironic twist for modern times--that they're both eating themselves.

The love of money swallows everything from the roots upwards.

Detail, painting-in-progress, "A Man with 6 Hands Can Fly 6 Kites at Once", 30" x 24", acrylic and tape. Photo by author.