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In reply to the discussion: Believe it or not: Karl Marx is making a comeback [View all]socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)61. I have. He was counterposing that to the current.......
(current in his time AND current in ours) dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Or dictatorship of capital if that's more understandable.
Basically the term "dictatorship" as Marx used it, is what are the organizing principles of society and who takes the leadership role in society. Currently it's the bourgeoisie. Before that it was a society organized for and by feudal lords. The dictatorship of the proletariat is merely workers organizing society for themselves and NOT some group of "private property" owners of the means of production.
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How exactly can you dismiss someone like Marx without reading his work?
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#66
How can you know what is actually contained within a text without reading it?
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#71
Well enjoy that hangman's noose when the capitalists counterattack........
socialist_n_TN
Jun 2014
#97
The sad thing is most people don't even know what Marxism/Communism was. A guy on youtube asked
MillennialDem
Jun 2014
#11
Even though Stalin was a monster and totalitarian, many falsehoods which make him out even
MillennialDem
Jun 2014
#27
Honestly I'd say the older people are more anti socialist because of the Cold War.
MillennialDem
Jun 2014
#42
Really? On DU, the first line of defense against traditional Democrats seems to
merrily
Jun 2014
#21
Marx is great for identifying the problems in society. Top notch, actually.
Tommy_Carcetti
Jun 2014
#29
Are you reading what I write? In the real world, the conception of the free-market doesn't exist.
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#70
Glossing over the spelling error, what has led to the annihilation of millions of people?
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#76
By all accepted statistics ...... 40,000,000 people were starved to death by Stalin's regime alone.
clarice
Jun 2014
#77
Again, what specific idea from my post lead to the death of millions of people?
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#78
You haven't answered my question. What idea of mine is responsible for millions dead?
Gravitycollapse
Jun 2014
#80
I don't know how relevant Marx himself is nowadays, but if one can avoid
struggle4progress
Jun 2014
#59
I love these threads where the People Who Are Always Wrong get ticked in unison.
LeftyMom
Jun 2014
#87