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BOG PERSON

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5. why reinvent the wheel?

Reply to white_wolf (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 10:16 AM

Jun 2012

how has capitalism changed, in a fundamental way, since marx's days? does the law of value no longer obtain? have the bourgeoisie figured out some magical, non-backfiring way to abolish crises of overproduction?

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"If you meet Marx on the road, kill Marx." [View all] white_wolf Jun 2012 OP

You are correct in several ways. Evolution is all around us not just in animals but also society. Lint Head Jun 2012 #1

I think the theory gets applied dogmatically because people neglect materialism. Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #2

What is different? TBF Jun 2012 #3

Marx, Engels, Lenin and, yes even Trotsky........... socialist_n_TN Jun 2012 #4

why reinvent the wheel? BOG PERSON Jun 2012 #5

I believe marxist philosophy emphasizes the dialectic, the upshot being that as conditions are HiPointDem Jun 2012 #6

RE: Zen in Japan.......... socialist_n_TN Jun 2012 #7

Disagree with you on several points, but I'll just go into one, otherwise things would get too HiPointDem Jun 2012 #8

There are several things that you are overlooking IMO....... socialist_n_TN Jun 2012 #9

mostly no, some yes limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #10

I am mainly refering to Lenin, etc. here. white_wolf Jun 2012 #11

Yeah I think that makes sense. limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #12

I like Chomsky a lot, but as for Zizek he is very interesting... white_wolf Jun 2012 #13