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Class and the Culture War Part 2: Abstract Value, Concrete Genocide

It Could Happen Here

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The Distinction between Productive and Unproductive Labor

This chapter explores the Marxist perspective on the distinction between productive and unproductive labor, emphasizing that it is a technical term with no moral implications. It provides examples and discusses the influence of Marx on social democracy and communism.

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