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Happy Birthday, Karl Marx! (lemmy.ml)

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On May 5th, 1818, Karl Marx, hero of the international proletatiat, was born. His revolution of Socialist theory reverberates throughout the world carries on to this day, in increasing magnitude. Every passing day, he is vindicated. His analysis of Capitalism, development of the theory of Scientific Socialism, and advancements on dialectics to become Dialectical Materialism, have all played a key role in the past century, and have remained ever-more relevant throughout.

He didn't always rock his famous beard, when he was younger he was clean shaven!

Some significant works:

Economic & Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

The Civil War in France

Wage Labor & Capital

Wages, Price, and Profit

Critique of the Gotha Programme

Manifesto of the Communist Party (along with Engels)

The Poverty of Philosophy

And, of course, Capital Vol I-III

Interested in Marxism-Leninism, but don't know where to start? Check out my "Read Theory, Darn it!" introductory reading list!

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[–] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (3 children)

So as a leftist that I think identifies with Marxist-Leninist ideology but that didn’t find the communist manifesto an interesting nor easy read (it was small but not really approachable) are there any books that you recommend? I’m no economist but I do like reading logical arguments as to why capitalism doesn’t work, or better said, doesn’t work for the good of the majority but instead for a small minority (for whom it works very very well)

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Welcome, comrade! @dessalines@lemmy.ml has a fantastic Crash Course Socialism you can check out, and if you want to get into theory but don't find the Communist Manifesto to be approachable, I recommend my "Read Theory, Darn It!" introductory Marxist-Leninist reading list. It has audiobooks, and starts off simpler than the Communist Manifesto.

[–] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That seems great! I’ll definitely check it out

Any communities here on Lemmy that you’d also recommend?

And thank you once again!

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 days ago

No problem!

As for Communities, I don't really have any recommendations. I do recommend making an account that can interact with Hexbear.net and Lemmygrad.ml, though, as that's where most of us Marxist-Leninists are. You can make a Lemm.ee account or Lemmy.ml, and you'll still be able to see them, just not on Lemmy.world as .world has defederated from them.

I personally use Hexbear.net and Lemmy.ml.

And no problem, once again!

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Weird take, i guess the current definition of capitalism, but go to Ancient Rome or Babylon and tell me you don’t see capitalism

[–] NostraDavid@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

I would argue that you'd need Publically Traded Companies, and thus Stocks, and thus a Stock Market, and also Stock Exchanges to be able to form a Capitalism.

Of course, "private ownership of the means of production" is an important aspect as well.

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