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Unf*cking The Republic
Understanding Socialism: Part Four. Praxis.
Jul 31, 2023
This podcast episode delves into the late 1800s and explores influential intellectuals like Bakunin and Proudhon. It covers the splinter between anarchist and democratic socialist wings, the pivotal year of 1870, and the Paris Commune of 1871. The episode sets the stage for the rise of the Bolsheviks and the American labor movement in future episodes.
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- The critique period from 1825 to 1870 witnessed the influence of socialist thinkers like Marx, Mill, Prudon, and Bakunin, with Marx's communist manifesto gaining recognition but worker uprisings and economic crises in Europe making him prescient.
- The praxis phase aimed to bring socialist theory to life, with the Paris Commune in 1871 symbolizing the potential of the working class to rise up and seize power, inspiring Marx and becoming a model for the Russian Soviets decades later.
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The Emergence of Socialism in Europe
During the critique period from 1825 to 1870, socialist thinkers like Marx, Mill, Prudon, and Bakunin played a pivotal role. Marx's communist manifesto gained recognition, but it was the worker uprisings and economic crises in Europe that made him prescient. Peasants moving into the working class, access to education, and participation in the capitalist economy led socialist theorists to believe their ideas could come to life. The merge of political thinking between 1848 and 1870 saw the emergence of more specific and practical socialist philosophies. Prudon and Bakunin, although more influential during their lifetimes, couldn't overshadow Marx's notability as the most notable theorist.
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