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PoliEdPod 1: Marx and Political Economy (Introduction to Class Unity #1)

Class Unity

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Capitalism Is a Satanic Viral

Capitalism is like a plague that lives through us. It has sort of a life of its own. I'm gonna extend Scott's metaphor. It's like stupid vampires, right? So you got to eat humans to serve or drink their blood to survive. And they're like, man, we just really love blood. Well, I think the capitalist is not a stupid one. The capitalist is not yet. He produces value, which serves to command his work and create by means of it new values. Capital can only exchanging labor for more money if people are willing to do so. Does anyone understand what Marx means by "capital"? Please tell me.

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