Ask a Marxist - Part I (w/ Harvey Kaye)
Movies vs. Capitalism
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Capitalism's Dialectic
- Capitalism inherently creates its own opposition through exploitation of workers.
- As capitalism grows, so does the working class, leading to increased organization and conflict.
- This struggle, according to Marx, could eventually lead workers to overthrow capitalism in favor of socialism, where the economy is democratically controlled by working people.
- This process of inherent conflict and change is the dialectic of capitalism.
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