overthrow of ... conditions ? is the collocation proper?

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Can "overthrow" be used together with "condition?"

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I. Relying on Violence and Terror to Gain and Maintain Power

“The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions.” [4] This quote is taken from the concluding paragraph of the Communist Manifesto, the Communist Party’s principal document. Violence is the one and main means by which the Communist Party gained power. This character trait has been passed on to all subsequent forms of the Party that have
arisen since its birth.

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@oristarA,

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Can "overthrow" be used together with "condition?"

Yes, at a stretch. Remember we are talking about revolution here, which usually comes about by violent means.

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@McTag,

McTag wrote:

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Can "overthrow" be used together with "condition?"

Yes, at a stretch. Remember we are talking about revolution here, which usually comes about by violent means.

Thank you.

Would you like to give me the exact definition of the "condition?"

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@oristarA,

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Would you like to give me the exact definition of the "condition?"

Social conditions:

It should be interpreted quite widely, in this context covering all of society: Local and national governance, fiscal policy, national economy, status of differing strata in society, health, means and nature of education, the mass media.......everything.
Maybe that's too sweeping a definition for "social conditions", but social conditions as outlined by the Communist Manifesto are affected by all of these things.

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@McTag,

McTag wrote:

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Would you like to give me the exact definition of the "condition?"

Social conditions:

It should be interpreted quite widely, in this context covering all of society: Local and national governance, fiscal policy, national economy, status of differing strata in society, health, means and nature of education, the mass media.......everything.
Maybe that's too sweeping a definition for "social conditions", but social conditions as outlined by the Communist Manifesto are affected by all of these things.

Excellent!

Gracias.

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