Do the Capitalists Really Know Their Situation?

Capitalism for Marx and Engels is always going to be on the way to crisis. What happens when crisis hits? Well, one possibility is revolution - we'll come to that. But what do the capitalist do when crisis hit? They don't really have many choices, not least because they don't fully understand the powers that they have unleashed. There are only two things that they can reach for: The coercive power of the state or pursuing other markets to conquer. More force, more oppression, just lays bare the lie of modern capitalist societies,' he says.