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Originally Posted by elphenor
they all considered themselves Marxists
but Marxism isn't necessarily something to be implemented, for certain not in a top down way, and not in a society that still possesses nation states
theory was that a developed country would revolt and the rest of the world would follow suit, Marx suggested it would be Germany
dictators in one state socialism would justify it by saying it was the beginning of the worldwide revolt and that their dictatorship was the transition period
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This is exactly what seems so stupid about anti-Marxist propaganda to me. The basic concept doesn't inherently mean a Marxist supports socialism or communism it seems more geared toward being against capitalism. How to replace it doesn't seem fairly agreed upon. The reason why there's a rise of Marxism in the US is because people are starting to realize the flaws of our capitalist society.
Edit: And there are so many differing shades of grey in the Marxist ideology that to really paint them all as one shade like a hidden army trying to overthrow our government is really disingenuous. Just seems like blatant fear mongering to silence those who may challenge right wing politics. The same way our government tried to slander the hippie movement for opposing the war.
Edit again: So it seems more like these dictators wore exploiting Marxism.