How Marx became a Marxist
Spectre of Communism
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The Influence of LaRou on French Socialism
Utopians don't see any need for a political or revolutionary struggle in the main. For San Simon, it was a case of just let the bankers and capitalists get on with it and develop industry. But did he see a revolutionary route to achieving that? No. This is why he ends up in the utopian camp. He basically designed a place called... He called it a Falon Stair, where these phalanxes would live. Effectively communes would live. And you would get paid based on how hard or unpopular the work is. So this is explicitly utopian.
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