Karl Marx - BBC Radio 4 In Our Time's Greatest Philosopher (Part 2 of 5)

[sonny19xx]

For all the tall talk, communism only led to suffering. Thanks

[TheMotherEagle]

I've been reading the Communist manifesto recently and this is an awesome additional to my understanding. Thanks very much for uploading.

[adeel2bad]

It's humorous to the see the decline in views in each subsequent video. People cannot comprehend what is being said.

[jradetzky]

the German of these commentators is apalling

[Insabanua]

Friedrich Nietzsche kicks Karl Marx's ass anytime.

[BeestOfSpood]

@Insabanua Nietzsche does sport a rather fine moustache but Marx ripostes with an extraordinarily fine beard.

[longfootbuddy]

rubbish

[youngdones]

Karl Marx's "philosophy" caused the deaths of over 100,000,000 people.

[picarddelta]

@youngdones That's kind of like saying Nietszhe was responsible for the Holocaust or that Christ was responsible for the Crusades.

[darrouken]

@youngdones Compared to the deaths through Capitalism that's nothing.

[lifestraight]

@darrouken Great point. Imperialistic governments or nations whose sole motives are territorial and economic expansion will see to that expansion or "growth" even if it means genocide.

[darrouken]

@lifestraight Thanks, it sickens me.

[linghun]

@youngdones It is no use my friend. No matter how much you point that out, True Believers will always say that "wasn't true Marxism".

[ButherLi55ett]

@youngdones moronic



[DoItYourSelf12100]

While you all are talking Obama is taking taking/cutting heating access from the poor and has launched another war in Libya. How is that for a Socialist.

[theH0UNDSofD00M]

Thanks for the bbc radio4 upload...Cheers!

[BlueFrog83]

Wonderfull stuff! I want more Marx & Engels, documentaries and so forth. But 99% of all the videoclips on youtube are right winged propaganda about him, so its hard to get good information.

[warriorprince1010]

70% of people in the UK own their own homes, go on 2 holidays a year.  And these idiots on the EIB funded BBC say capitalism has failed.

[theH0UNDSofD00M]

@warriorprince1010 Hey mate, your stats are bullshit, plus the UK is an island but there's a world all around it, in case you were to busy reading the Daily Mail and haven't noticed.

[warriorprince1010]

@theH0UNDSofD00M Yes and those countries with capitalism are rich, those without it are poor. Use wikipedia sometime.

[warriorprince1010]

@theH0UNDSofD00M You made no point. You are pointless.

[marxistsoldier]

Let me make this clear...

Stalinism - a planned nationalised economy controlled by monsterous authoritarian bureaucracy

Socialism - a planned nationalised economy controlled at every level by workers democracy.

There is a river of blood between the two, Stalin and his agents physically removed 1000's of genuine communists and the leader of the opposition to Stalin, Leon Trotsky,. was killed by an ice axe to the back of the head by an agent of Stalin.

[djones655321]

You don't have to watch this in chunks, it's on the In Our Time website in full. Just look for Marx.

[Diosibundo]

Socrates-Marx-L.Ron,

The great minds of humankind!

Hail Xenu!

[Diosibundo]

Socrates-Marx-L.Ron,

The great minds of humankind!

Hail Xenu!

[cocotiger77]

Thank you for posting

[arzoyan]

The historic evolution of private property and the emergence of family,class and state as the template of privatisation of the Earth . The dynamics of capitalism , the wage slavery of immense humanity for the abstract process of capital accumulationa and concentration of capital in the hands of a few in a politically manipulated market mechanism of corporate or state domination. We need to transcend capitalism and create a world of cooperation for our collective needs and well being.

[warriorprince1010]

@arzoyan Private ownership freed millions from slavery. Monarchies, feudal systems, fascism, socialism, communism, caste systems are all state slavery. Capitalism is freedom. The state gives education and people then work and own land. Interesting how in Cuba the average wage is $4000 a year and in the USA it is $44,000. The only wage slavery is in socialist countries.

[arzoyan]

@warriorprince1010 The financial serfdom of immense humanity shackled in wage slavery is the MARKET SYSTEM OF ARTIFICIAL SCARCITY to perpetuate the conditions of poverty and exploitation for the criminal ruling class. Capitalism is the denial and distortion of our common humanity in cooperation for our common needs and well being. We have all the resources and human creative energies for a world of plenty in harmony and wisdom.

[warriorprince1010]

@arzoyan Capitalism is about co operation. Poor education, corruption, poor healthcare, bad regulation, are the causes of poverty and ALL are done by the state...socialism.

[arzoyan]

@warriorprince1010 State is a historic phenomena of CLASS RULE, Capitalism is about MARKET SYSTEM OF ARTIFICIAL SCARCITY to perpetuate poverty and exploitation in the interest of the owning /ruling class. Dont give me the idiotic suggestion that China is anything to do with a MONEYLESS,CLASSLESS,STATELESS communities of humanity in cooperation STATE is the instruments of oppression and exploitation.. Dont recycle lies,distortions for the benefit of the criminal ruling class.

[warriorprince1010]

@arzoyan No idea what you are talking about. China's wealth is in the hands of the government...socialism. Socialism.. state power and wealth. Capitalism..People power and wealth.

[arzoyan]

@warriorprince1010 There are more billionares in China than in USA .

[warriorprince1010]

@arzoyan No there are not. Chinese billionaires are either in government or in HK. The ones in HK earned their money under British freedom rule.

[DoubleO7even]

@warriorprince1010 wtf are you on about, it hasn't been a british colony for decades

[warriorprince1010]

@DoubleO7even Most of the Billionaires in HK came under British rule, and the way HK is ruled now is the same as under British rule. Read wikipedia sometime.

[votumseparatum1]

@arzoyan Such will NEVER happen until the masses are entirely controlled and numbed in terms of individuality. People who call for the collective, cooperation and conformity lack the knowledge of human nature and common sense.

[arzoyan]

@votumseparatum1 A moneyless,classless,stateless communities of humanity expressing our freedom in creative harmonious cooperation for a world that is so POTENTIALLY AND ACTUALLY nourishing. Capitalism in any form, Statist or Corporatist is the denial of our common humanity in a politically manipulated,tyrannical armed MARKET SYSYTEM of artificial scarcity that is designed to perpetuate the enslavement of immense humanity for material interest of the criminal ruling elite.

[ButherLi55ett]

@votumseparatum1 It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but their social existence that determines their consciousness

[bennyboyjones]

@arzoyan Nice comment, bar the grammatical errors.

[jradetzky]

@arzoyan preach on bro, preach on

[FranciscoD0MING0]

@arzoyan We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White Children

[BeestOfSpood]

@arzoyan You represent my biggest issue with Marxist philosophy, sermonisation.

[arzoyan]

@BeestOfSpood all we say is , to share the Earth in cooperation for our common needs and well being.

[randy109]

Keep your eye on the evolution of capitalism in 21st century China.  Get a lesson in "real world" effectiveness of communism vs. capitalism. Real world works a little differently than academia...

[Dalambam]

Okay but going back to Marx's ideas, which aspect of his thought would you disagree with? Do you have an alternative to historical materialism and class analysis? lol.

[kaneangel2012]

thank you for posting

[Turminak]

Thanks so much for posting these.