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Did Marx explicitly state working class as factory workers? Farmers who did not own their land would fall under the same category, surely? From what I've read
by jwdunne 12y ago
Did Marx explicitly state working class as factory workers? Farmers who did not own their land would fall under the same category, surely?
From what I've read about Marx's theories and the Soviet Union, they are two separate things. It's like comparing communism to state capitalism.
Stalin also lived a life of luxury whilst many starved. This is exactly what communism was meant to prevent. This is just capitalism gone wild but where the state has a monopoly. The man at the top still eats 3 meals a day whilst enjoying movies and fine wine where a whole strata goes hungry.
Funny side note: I was born in Scotland but told I'm not Scottish. I'm literally not a true scotsman. Made me laugh.
- vidarh 12y agoThe idea that landless workers would fall under the same category comes from Lenin. It was explicitly an attempt to "work around" the many parts of Marx' theories that Lenins opposition in the RSDLP used against his own insistence that it would be possible to carry out a socialist revolution in Russia. When Lenins theory proved conclusively false (the Bolsheviks only managed to get support in the big cities in the elections in 1917, hence their coup d'etat), the Bolsheviks tried a wide range of approaches to demonise and marginalize farmers, and eventually tried to force them into collectives.
- jkot 12y agoDid you even read that stuff? Landless peasants were remainder of 'feudalism' and needed to be 'saved'. If peasants owned even small farm, that made him capitalist and enemy. It does not say anything peasants should have any sort of voting rights, or even control. https://www.marxists.org/archive/cliff/works/1964/xx/collect1.htm https://www.marxists.org/archive/cliff/works/1964/xx/collect... > Stalin also lived a life of luxury whilst many starved. Stalin lived very modest live compared to other leaders.