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Would karl marx be a communist if he lived today?

I read recently that Karl Popper meant that Marxism, as formulated by Marx himself, was a scientific theory (by his own standard of falsification). However, the later versions of communism, according to Popper, could not be called scientific because there could be no possible empirical data that could falsify the theories.

Would Marx agree with Popper on this? I realize it might not be fruitful to compare Popper's view of science with Marx', but I am curious if there is any thoughts or litterature on the subject. Especially since Marx felt, I believe, that it was important to be scientific.

Thank you.
gpt
Marx did, quite literally, claim he wasn't a Marxist in his lifetime. And he did so to oppose more determinist readings of his work. 

That being said, it definitely seems like he'd still be a communist, insofar as being a communist means believing in communism as the more just mode of production in relation to capitalism.