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The Fundamentals of Marxism: Dialectics, Historical Materialism, and Class Struggle

Red Menace

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The Role of Primitive Accumulation in Marxism

Mao, Lenin and Mao make important philosophical contributions more broadly that they don't get recognized for. Marx mockingly paints sort of the capitalist explanation for where capitalism comes from in his critique of Adam Smith's political economy. Marxism is going to push back against this, right? It's going to try to demystify this because this story isn't the truth.

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