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Sure, but a concern about growth and technological revolutions is just as easily found in Keynesian economists works. The conception of socialism here is just r
by almostdeadguy 8y ago
Sure, but a concern about growth and technological revolutions is just as easily found in Keynesian economists works. The conception of socialism here is just regurgitating Hayek's understanding of socialism in "The Road To Serfdom" as fundamentally being about "big government", which is woefully disconnected from the writings of almost every socialist (government centralization is theorized method of implementing the socialist mode of production by some socialists, but it's not fundamentally the point nor is there an understanding of welfare reforms as being "more socialist" by any Marxist I know). Or it's confusing what some socialists agitate for against neoliberal revanchism as their ultimate aims. Either way I wish these people would read a single work by a socialist or have some understanding of the schools of thought within socialism before making these hilariously misinformed pronouncements. It might even challenge their understanding of the "enlightened billionaire class".
Definitely agreed that the eagerness to write off Marx is related to a misunderstanding of what Marx actually said though.
- jadedhacker 8y agoI added the part about the Welfare State because that's what we have today that favors workers, not because that's socialism. It's a manifestation of social democracy, I'm in agreement with you.