- 09 Aug 2023 08:01
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DICTATORSHIP OF PROLETARIAT
I have read many books of Marx. First surprise, the term "dictatorship of proletariat" is rare in his writings. Second observation: he never defines it in a sense that we can imagine how such a society works, particularly in a field such as human rights.
What seems obvious to me is that any form of dictatorship is antithetical with socialism. The reason of that is pure logic. If the means of production are ownership of the state and the state is a dictatorship, then the politicians who command the state have actually if not legally the command over the means of production. In such a situation, we cannot say that the people own the means of production; so there is no socialism.
You could reply: the case here is that of a dictatorship of the majority. I answer: if it is really the majority, why do they need a dictatorship? If human rights are not sanctified, everybody could become an enemy of the government, independently of his social status. Without the barrier of human rights, the political leaders become necessarily a new dominant class.
Senter wrote: I’m sure “dictatorship of the proletariat” is a familiar term.
DICTATORSHIP OF PROLETARIAT
I have read many books of Marx. First surprise, the term "dictatorship of proletariat" is rare in his writings. Second observation: he never defines it in a sense that we can imagine how such a society works, particularly in a field such as human rights.
What seems obvious to me is that any form of dictatorship is antithetical with socialism. The reason of that is pure logic. If the means of production are ownership of the state and the state is a dictatorship, then the politicians who command the state have actually if not legally the command over the means of production. In such a situation, we cannot say that the people own the means of production; so there is no socialism.
You could reply: the case here is that of a dictatorship of the majority. I answer: if it is really the majority, why do they need a dictatorship? If human rights are not sanctified, everybody could become an enemy of the government, independently of his social status. Without the barrier of human rights, the political leaders become necessarily a new dominant class.
Paul Jael