Is Slavoj Zizek a big deal? Because he appears to be irrational: "If they don't support SYRIZA, then, in my vision of the democratic future, all these people will get from me [is] a first-class one-way ticket to [a] gulag." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavoj_%C5%BDi%C5%BEek No. He opposes (via oppression), rather then attempting to understand, alternative...
Read MoreWhen Marxists argue against capitalism, it sounds like a conspiracy theory, as if the entire purpose of it is solely to hurt people. I see it more as economic evolution- there is no grand plan, it just naturally selects. What are your thoughts? Yes, I think...
Read MoreWith reference to the Ideas of Frankfurt school, critically discuss how the masses are suppressed in capitalists society to preserve the status quo? I have interacted with many Marxists on twitter. I have had extended debates with them. They are often smart. I find them personable....
Read MoreWhy are people so prejudiced against communism? WHY? Because communism is deeply oppressive to free thought (i.e. a free people). Marxists parade about promoting their desires to free the oppressed and disempower the oppressor, then they implement a more oppressive economic system (communism). Of course, this revolutionary...
Read MoreWhy are people comfortable with inequality? Why shouldn’t they be? Is it some how, or morally, wrong? Where does nature favor the equal? Where does equal make for a more interesting or meaningful life? Do you believe in evolution? Do equal systems evolve, or evolve better? It seems oppressive. Who...
Read MoreWhat are some examples of deviation from reality? Individually - Narcissistic Personality Disorder and many other personality disorders. Also, simple irrationality (by definition). There is a philosophical framework that enables political and social movements that purposely deviate from reality. In this model, the pursuit of change is pursued, and...
Read MoreYou are making a statement that the world is cruel justifying the cruelty I disagree why don’t you fight the cruelty instead? I don’t justify cruelty. I hate it. I simply accept that cruelty (oppression) is THE consequence of irrationality, while simultaneously recognizing that more irrationality (oppression)...
Read MoreHas the definition and meaning of Marxism possibly changed in some areas in the last century? The motivating principle (oppressor/oppressed) has not. The specific oppressor and oppressed has. Marxists, amazingly, will argue that Marxism has changed. It has not. Marxism is always irrational people first looking for, then...
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Why do people feel that the ideas of Marxism are not suitable for this present time? Marxism is irrational—it is the organized politics of irrationality. Some people feel oppressed. It is hard not to understand why. Some other people oppress. Welcome to humanity. I hate it too....
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Why do several people say that Marx was an idiot or inept? I don’t think either Marx or Engels were idiots. They were irrational. Marx and Engels could not reason. Irrational people choose solutions for emotional reasons, not because the solution survives scientific method testing and thus...
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