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Misconceptions about Marxism


I have finally grown tired of every alternative capitalist and anti-communist telling me how wrong communism, especially Marxism, is without having the slightest idea what communism is about in the first place. Ignorance is of course unavoidable as I cannot claim to know every aspect of Marxism myself, but from devout critics of some specific philosophies we should expect at least a basic understanding of the philosophy they are being critical about!...

all revolutionary philosophies; utopian socialism, socialism, anarchism and communism, all say that their ultimate goal is a classless and stateless society

anarchists believe the classless society can be attained through 'abolishing' the state, without replacing it with an armed force & government representing the revolutionary class

marxists believe that the state must be replaced by a government representing the workers dictatorship which is protected by an armed...

Today, families across America are gathering to stuff themselves on likely brutally-raised turkies and to watch football on unbelievably energy-inefficient big-screens. They will express gratitude for the bounty while others--brothers and sisters across the planet--will continue struggling to survive on little or nothing. It's a great holiday: to celebrate our disgusting level of consumption, we consume even more. It's like taking candy from a baby every day, but on one special day, we take even...

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