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That claim isn't even true. It's also not true that Marx was a racist. Yes, I just defended Marx. D:
Marx was wrong in his theories of course--he never allowed for the reality that the totalitarian powers given to government to create the social revolution necessary to usher in Utopia would of course become permanent. There has never been a government in the history of the world, including U.S. government, in which government voluntarily gave up power once it possessed it. And those in government become as addicted to money, power, prestige, and influence and crave more of it as do those among the presumed 'self-governing' people. Which is why Marx was also wrong that the people, once removed from the oppression of the rich and powerful and dictates of governmentl, would co-exist and live and cooperate in prosperity and peace.
So he didn't grasp the concept that a government, even one such as ours in which the government is supposed to be limited in power, is necessary to a free society just as it is necessary that the people assign the government its powers rather than the other way around.
But however wrong Marx was, he has been unfairly demonized in various ways that just don't hold up under close scrutiny. That he was racist above and beyond his culture is, IMO, one of those ways that he has been unfairly characterized.
". . .Exploitation, in the Marxist sense, can only be ended by the working class overthrowing capitalism. Workers can, however, improve their economic situation by forming unions and other organizations. The more disunity among workers, the weaker their ability to effectively challenge the employer. This insight is central to the Marxist analysis of racism, which focuses on attempts by capitalists to divide black and white workers. If white workers identify primarily as whites, rather than as workers, they will not act in their common class interests with black workers. The way to end racial oppression and class exploitation is an interracial and united working class. . ."
Marxist theory of Racism and
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