When studying Marx and Marxist authors in isolation, there seems to be so many ideological struggles that one may take independently without critique from others. So, if socialism/communism is not completely inevitable, how do I form appropriate arguments for the use of Marxism to advance the cause of the proletariat against that of the ruling bourgeosie without falling to arguments about inevitability, “the greater good”, the capitalists being “evil”, et cetera? Are there any more advanced comrades here with experience showing the ideologically backwards, or even intermediate, the way of proper Marxist analysis?

  • ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    So, if socialism/communism is not completely inevitable, how do I form appropriate arguments for the use of Marxism to advance the cause of the proletariat against that of the ruling bourgeosie without falling to arguments about inevitability, “the greater good”, the capitalists being “evil”, et cetera?

    Morality doesnt need to come into it, you explain that Marxism is about improving the working classes immediate material conditions, and that it takes a scientific approach to accomplish this. It is literally in everyones best interests really (other than the upper class)

    • cayde6ml@lemmygrad.ml
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      10 months ago

      I would argue that marxism is even in the best interests of the upper class as well, in the long term. With the eventual abolishment of economic classes, that means that nobody will be hurt or killed in revolutions oppression anymore. I don’t think any of us have a seething hatred of the bourgeoisie just by the virtue of them being from wealthier backgrounds.