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Ask a Marxist - Part I (w/ Harvey Kaye)

Movies vs. Capitalism

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Capitalism Creates its Own Grave Diggers

  • Capitalists become capitalists by employing workers and making a profit.
  • They control the product of the workers' labor and exploit them to create surplus.
  • This exploitation is built into the system, and eventually, it leads to conflict.
  • As capitalism develops, more workers become aware of their shared interests.
  • They organize, and through class struggle, they may overcome the capitalist system.
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