>No, he didn't predict (at least, not in any of his public works) that the socialism phase would be brief. That's interesting. I had always read it would be br

>No, he didn't predict (at least, not in any of his public works) that the socialism phase would be brief. That's interesting. I had always read it would be brief, but I am not an expert on Marxism, so I am going to assume you are right. So let me ask, how is Marx defining socialism (I am guessing he meant there was still a state), and what did he think needed to happen to move from socialism to communism? >even if that was Marx’s prediction of what would occur if his program were adopted Huh? Everything I have ever read about Marxism indicates that communism was supposed to be a utopia. What did Marx say that indicated that it might not be one, and in what specific ways? Also, let me ask again, what is your political philosophy? Are you a non-Leninist communist or a non-communist socialist or what? And do you agree that it would be good if everyone knew the history of Marxism, and that at present very few people do?