Thoughts on Marxism?

[d33p]

I got all three volumes of Capital by Marx, hoping to read through it this year. What do people think about Marx?

[roundy]

fuck capitalism

[Balbis]

who cares

[wikileakz]

based, i’m a marxist. he was so scarily right about everything

[d33p]

who cares

Well, Marx's Capital is pretty significant. It's a great analysis of capitalism and the ways it impacts our lives.

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based, i’m a marxist. he was so scarily right about everything

I'm still learning a lot, but the labor theory of value and the contradictions that exist within capitalism have influenced how I view a lot of things.

[Balbis]

Well, Marx's Capital is pretty significant.

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So are washing machines

[d33p]

Well, Marx's Capital is pretty significant.

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So are washing machines

I love them. If not Marx, who is someone that you find to be influential to how you see the world?

[nixtrove]

Well, Marx's Capital is pretty significant.

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So are washing machines

I love them. If not Marx, who is someone that you find to be influential to how you see the world?

marx was a bit of a racist and an antisemite

[TerryDev]

Well, Marx's Capital is pretty significant.

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So are washing machines

I love them. If not Marx, who is someone that you find to be influential to how you see the world?

Gordon Freeman. he was awesome and had cool guns and he made the bad guys go BLAM and they died!!! he is awesome and i know he did not give into CAPITALIST GREED like that PIG doctor breen!!!

[d33p]

Well, Marx's Capital is pretty significant.

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So are washing machines

I love them. If not Marx, who is someone that you find to be influential to how you see the world?

marx was a bit of a racist and an antisemite

True, but so was Darwin and other prominent thinkers. But Darwin's theory of evolution isn't less valid because of his acceptance of racist ideas. Likewise, Marx's ideas about capitalism and class relations are still useful for understanding a lot about philosophy, politics, and economics. I'd argue that a Marxist analysis is useful for combatting racism and antisemitism.