- 05 Aug 2020 20:01
#15111701
Okay.
'Marxist regime' is a *contradiction in terms* because Marxism, according to the Communist Manifesto, calls for the *proletariat* to have a collective dictatorial-level command and control of society's productivity.
A 'regime' implies *nationalism* of some sort, which is certainly not what Marxism calls for.
wat0n wrote:
It didn't even sound all that good while Marx himself was alive, but if you want to argue for presentism in this issue then I hope you will agree it's silly to use our contemporary moral standards when it comes to other people who lived centuries ago.
Okay.
wat0n wrote:
I second @Rugoz here. The mere participation in the financial sector is not hucksterism and ironically this conception of finance was a relic from Medieval Christianity. And we know this because, in practice, Marxist regimes did engage in financial dealings as well.
'Marxist regime' is a *contradiction in terms* because Marxism, according to the Communist Manifesto, calls for the *proletariat* to have a collective dictatorial-level command and control of society's productivity.
A 'regime' implies *nationalism* of some sort, which is certainly not what Marxism calls for.