kropotkindersurprise reblogged
Sibylle Bergemann
- Das Denkmal
1975 – 1986
Sculptor: Ludwig Engelhardt
kropotkindersurprise reblogged
The Proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of the world, Unite!
On this day, 21 February 1848, the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels was published. You can read it online [here]. Give it a read if you haven’t yet!
The Proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of the world, Unite!
On this day, 21 February 1848, the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels was published. You can read it online [here]. Give it a read if you haven’t yet!
Anonymous asked:
Can you please help me understand the difference between anarchism, communism, and marxism?
Very simplified version with probably lots of flaws:
Socialism is a system where the means of production are owned by the people and are used to meet the needs of all, as opposed to capitalism where the means of production are owned by a small elite and used to generate profit for that elite. The goal of Socialism is to lead to Communism; a classless, moneyless, stateless, egalitarian society.
The (main) difference between Communists and Anarchists is how they want to achieve that goal. Communists want to use the state as a tool to transition from Capitalism to Socialism to Communism, at which point the state would no longer be needed. Anarchistsoppose authority and argue that you cannot create equality using hierarchical systems, and so want to do away with the state immediately.Marxism describes the Economic and Philosophical theories of Karl Marx. Among other things he described how society progresses from one type of society to another through class struggle, and described how the logical inconsistencies inherent in Capitalist society must inevitably lead to its destruction.
Some good introductory books:
postmarxed-deactivated20190429
Free Education ^^ There’s some great books in there, go read! Also, don’t start with Capital
Some recommended books in there to start with that I liked a lot (and there’s lots in that list I haven’t read of course): Communist Manifesto - Marx and Engels The soul of man under socialism - Oscar wilde Conquest of Bread - Kropotkin
Also the book that radicalized me basically, but I wouldn’t start with it: Discipline and Punish - Foucault
The Proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. [video]
Anonymous asked:
Let's say we burn all the banks and government buildings, hang all the leaders, destroy all the weapons, where we would go from there?