The Mysticism of the Proletariat

A mystical doctrine based on intuition does not lose its mysticism referring to another, no less mystical doctrine. It cannot be proved that the socialist idea is the emanation of proletarian thought and thereforee ly beneficial to the interests of the proletariat. The statement that the interests of all proletarians uniformly require the substitution of socialism for capitalism Is an arbitrary postulate of marks and the other socialists. Men fool themselves in believing that they are free to choose between various ideas and between what they call truth and error. They themselves do not think it is historical providence that manifests itself in their thoughts. This is a purely mystical doctrine. Only proof give and its support is the recourse to hegalian dialectics