Philosophical Terrorism

  Marxism is a systematic critique of political economy based upon a materialist analysis of the development of economy, industry and society over the course of human history. Marxism is amoral; that is, it does not make claims as to what should or should not happen, but rather, what will or will not happen based upon the conditions that have existed and currently exist within society.  Marxism posits that the movement of human history is determined by the struggle that occurs between the various economic and social classes that have existed throughout the various periods of human society (plebeians and patricians in Ancient Rome, Lords and Serfs in Medieval Europe and Feudal Asia, and, in our society, the struggle between proletarians and the bourgeoisie). The struggle that occurs in the modern world between proletarians (workers) and the bourgeoisie (owners) is a struggle which only has two outcomes; the victory of the proletariat and the abolition of capitalism, or the vict...

The events leading up to and after the 2020 United States presidential election have confirmed a suspicion that many, myself included, have had concerning the majority of so called “socialists,” that suspicion being that most of them are either not really “socialists” in the proper marxist sense, and that they simply do not have knowledge of revolutionary theory and praxis; or, alternatively, that they are knowledgeable of revolutionary theory and practice, but that it is simply against their perceived class interest to advocate for and espouse it (these we would call “bourgeois socialists”). It is likely that you have seen and heard the talking points espoused by these people; how couldn’t you? They dominate the majority of left wing discourse online, and in mainstream discourse, they are the only “socialists” who are ever actually listened to and taken seriously. They say things like “Biden won’t end capitalism, but he will make it easier for us to advocate for what we want,” or ...