The episode is a little inconsistent. Marx believed that Socialism and even Communism would still allow private property except in the case of the means of production. He also believed that there would always be a market mechanism involved in price discovery. He believed in equality of opportunity over complete equality.
He thought it was Christianity originally responsible for man’s estrangement from his Socialist being since it substituted a private, withdrawn relationship with God.
Marx also thought the government should be the people through direct participation as much as possible. He thought representatives should be removed as much as possible.
Two good overviews of Marx:
“Marxism: Philosophy and Economics” by Thomas Sowell
The part about the State withering away and giving up its power is the part that I never understand, because they never explain 1) why they assume this will happen and 2) how, exactly, is it supposed to happen. This is the key to the entire thing, but I have never seen it explained from their side. How can they just ignore that part?
The episode is a little inconsistent. Marx believed that Socialism and even Communism would still allow private property except in the case of the means of production. He also believed that there would always be a market mechanism involved in price discovery. He believed in equality of opportunity over complete equality.
He thought it was Christianity originally responsible for man’s estrangement from his Socialist being since it substituted a private, withdrawn relationship with God.
Marx also thought the government should be the people through direct participation as much as possible. He thought representatives should be removed as much as possible.
Two good overviews of Marx:
“Marxism: Philosophy and Economics” by Thomas Sowell
“Greatness and Illusion” by Gareth Stedman Jones
Both former Marxists, it turns out!
The part about the State withering away and giving up its power is the part that I never understand, because they never explain 1) why they assume this will happen and 2) how, exactly, is it supposed to happen. This is the key to the entire thing, but I have never seen it explained from their side. How can they just ignore that part?