"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it."
~Karl Marx, Eleven Theses on Feuerbach~
marxism
Marx's "Capital" Explained in 8 minutes
#socialism #communism #capitalism #marxism #anticapitalism #revolution #classwar #politics
It shouldn't be this way.
#socialism #communism #capitalism #anarchism #anarchy #marxism #anticapitalism #revolution #classwar #politics
Marxism Summarized Part 1 of 3
Ever since the dissolution of primitive society, the history of humanity has consisted of class struggles between ruling classes and oppressed classes, and the ideas and systems of social organization have been a direct result of these class struggles.
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Reading Marx is like unearthing the Necronomicon in a university library, a forbidden text that lays bare capitalism's inner workings.
But the true horror lies in realizing you're surrounded by people who treat exploitation as 'just how things work.' Suddenly the world reveals itself as a self-sustaining asylum, where the so-called 'rational' diligently reproduce the madness of the system.
Probably the best and most easy to understand text on dialectics, materialism and Marxism I've ever had the pleasure to read.
https://comlib.encryptionin.space/epubs/elementary-principles-of-philosophy/
Dialectical Materialism provides a rigorous toolkit for analyzing dynamic systems. It teaches us to understand how the evolution of material conditions drives historical change.
I wrote a guide where I attempt to demystify the concepts of base & superstructure, the transformation of quantity into quality, and the negation of the negation, and how these ideas provide us with mental models to navigate a world in constant flux.
https://dialecticaldispatches.substack.com/p/the-toolset-of-reality
Yesterday, I've learned about Gabriel Rockhills book "who paid the pipers of western marxism?" in this episode of rev left radio.
Rev Left Radio: Western Marxism and The Imperial Theory Industry https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/western-marxism-and-the-imperial-theory-industry
Its really good! Please give it a listen! The podcast is also great in general!
But the book seems to be the actual kicker: it describes how western #marxism was shaped as a weapon against #socialism as a whole and promoted by the empire itself.
The author explains it well.