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The base-superstructure: A model for analysis and action
Feb 3, 2022
Exploring Marx's base-superstructure model for analyzing capitalist society and organizing for socialism. Understanding the productive forces and relations of production. The relevance of the model in the class struggle and dynamics of the base and superstructure. The impact of smartphones on society and the relationship to the base and superstructure. The tactical objective of establishing a legally limited working day and its impact on capitalism and overthrowing it.
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- The base and superstructure model provides a useful framework for analyzing capitalist society and organizing for socialism.
- The boundaries between the base and superstructure are dynamic and context-dependent, with elements of the superstructure working to reproduce elements of the base.
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The Base and Superstructure Model in Marxist Debates
The podcast examines the base and superstructure model in Marxist debates. Despite being a source of contention, the model is useful for analyzing capitalist society and organizing for socialism. The base includes relations of production and productive forces, while the superstructure consists of the political legal system, consciousness, and ideology. Engels emphasizes the importance of the base and production in historical development. The model is not unidirectional but dialectical, with the boundaries between base and superstructure being dynamic and context-dependent.
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