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. Isn’t Marxism Dead?
• A. Most important and influential theories of the 20th century.
• B. Radical and powerful critique of great powers
• C. Believe the government works to the Economics.
o 1. Power and money influences to politics. That businesses give money to politicians, who then vote their way in congress. Bi-partisan problem |
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| Karl Marx believed history enfolded in a logical, predictable, and inevitable way. According to the logic of the economic system. Historical Materialism. |
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| Marxism-Theory of Capitalism |
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| o 1. Saw it as a necessary evil because it exploits the poor, grotesque inequalities. Necessary because it is part of the theory of history. Had to spread to develop the world. Then it would be possible to have the last stage of history-socialism. Have class conflict. The poor would overthrow this economic system. Wrote the communist manifesto |
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Leninism
Imperialism: Highest stage of capitalism (1916) |
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| o No class solidarity. In the middle of the war workers from one country rushed to another to kill those workers from other countries. |
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Lenin gave Marx a foreign policy
o Viewed WWI as the clearest surest sign of capitalism.
• C. Corporate interests determine national interests.
o GM motors CEO once said “what is good for motors is good for America.” |
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