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Socialism, Shorthand on socialist key thinkers
Marx/Engels
Human nature
Human nature originally fraternal (brotherly) and altruistic (caring for others) was ruined
by capitalism creating a sense of false class consciousness creating a tyrannical
bourgeois that can only be destroyed by socialism
State
Existing state is a form of control by the ruling class must be destroyed and replaced
with a socialist state
Society
Society split into classes by capitalism leading to each group having different interests
and not supporting each other leading to class conflict communism = the answer to this
Economy
capitalism=bad should be replaced with an economy based on collective ownership
Rosa Luxemburg
Human nature
Human nature not as damaged as Marx believed working class still altruistic however
they are punished by capitalism
State
Capitalist state should be destroyed through revolution replacement should be a
genuine democracy fueled by free speech and free elections
Society
Capitalism is class ridden and and morally indefensible yet subcultures exist within
downtrodden working class people
Economy
Capitalism is more resilient than Marx predicted and therefore would require much more
work to create a thriving socialist state based on workers control
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