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> This is a Marxist reading of History Marxist only in the sense that Marx observed that colonialism/imperialism is a part of the rise of capitalism. Claiming
by RajT88 3y ago
> This is a Marxist reading of History
Marxist only in the sense that Marx observed that colonialism/imperialism is a part of the rise of capitalism.
Claiming something is "Marxist" because you disagree with it is itself:
> way too simple and results in a lot of inconsistencies
- hotdogscout 3y agoNo. Distilling societies to material conflicts between anarchist actors for their own good is how Marxism as a school of thought (historical materialism) distills colonialism, which is really close to realism. https://content.csbs.utah.edu/~ehrbar/valmat.pdf https://content.csbs.utah.edu/~ehrbar/valmat.pdf https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist_schools_of_thought https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist_schools_of_thought I said Marxist and not Realist because most people know about Marx and people confuse realism in political development with the common definition of realism. >Claiming something is "Marxist" because you disagree with it Strawmanning.