Actually almost all of them (original marxists) were secular Jews. It was an ultimate form of rebellion for a hipster young Ashkenazi Jew a hundred or so years ago. It's like becoming Muslim for a West Indian youths or piercing your top lip so you can pose for pictures for your Bebo page while throwing some random gang signs for the Essex girls..
Actually almost all of them (original marxists) were secular Jews. It was an ultimate form of rebellion for a hipster young Ashkenazi Jew a hundred or so years ago. It's like becoming Muslim for a West Indian youths or piercing your top lip so you can pose for pictures for your Bebo page while throwing some random gang signs for the Essex girls..