Marx’ unchecked supremacism lead him to a lot of really bad conclusions all of which ended up being wrong. Most famous being his support for a “dictatorship of the proletariat” which he later turned his back on when he saw one in action, realizing that democracy was the only way forward. Nowadays marxists say “Oh no he meant like, dictatorship as in the proles have the means of production” because it’s an easier sell than saying that he DID mean a literal dictatorship but then later went back on it, because ultimately it communicates the same point anyway.
Really you should listen to Marx for his stellar economic expertise and as a starting point for gaining political literacy, and throw everything else in the trash where it belongs. Marxism is a lot more than just one guy, and if you stop at just him you’re not getting the full picture. There’s a reason they call it Scientific Socialism and not Great Man Dogmatism.
Marx’ unchecked supremacism lead him to a lot of really bad conclusions all of which ended up being wrong. Most famous being his support for a “dictatorship of the proletariat” which he later turned his back on when he saw one in action, realizing that democracy was the only way forward. Nowadays marxists say “Oh no he meant like, dictatorship as in the proles have the means of production” because it’s an easier sell than saying that he DID mean a literal dictatorship but then later went back on it, because ultimately it communicates the same point anyway.
Really you should listen to Marx for his stellar economic expertise and as a starting point for gaining political literacy, and throw everything else in the trash where it belongs. Marxism is a lot more than just one guy, and if you stop at just him you’re not getting the full picture. There’s a reason they call it Scientific Socialism and not Great Man Dogmatism.