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Rosa Luxemburg’s ”Reform or Revolution”

Theory & Philosophy

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Capitalism and Democracy Go Hand in Hand

Capitalism did not breed democracy. Democracy existed long before capitalism, and capitalism sted not necessarily with democracy. So it's important not to fall into the trap that capitalism is somehow fostering a kind of social interaction in social political power. It's really wrong to suggest that the state's intervention within the capitalist economy is going to just magically push us into a socialistic dimension within capitalism. That would be almost like return to a pre capitalist time,. where workers might have a kind of common stake ono on already owned piece of property by a feudal lord.

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