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I'd rather say that high income inequality leads to people realising class antagonism between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, and the synthesis of this con
by ue_ 9y ago
I'd rather say that high income inequality leads to people realising class antagonism between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, and the synthesis of this conflict is Socialism.
- titzer 9y agoViolent revolution is manifested throughout human history, before there was even a concept of Socialism. They were called "slave rebellions." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_rebellion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_rebellion
- ue_ 9y agoThis is the point - it is class conflict, Marx took this into account in his materialist conception of history. The antagonism of proletarians and bourgeoisie is the modern manifestation of the class war; slave rebellions the ancient manifestation.