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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific -- Friedrich Engels

Red Menace

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Is Marxism a Science?

I think each of those challenges a central tenant of Marxism, especially the first two challenge are central views on the state and the state's relationship to class contradictions. And yeah, I think if you prove those things, yeah, that would probably falsify the Marxist claim. But yeah, no one has come close to accomplishing any of those claims. So exactly. I thought that was a fun, fun thought experiment. If people want to add more ways in which Marxism could be falsified, I'd be really fascinated.

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