Marxism Explained: The Dictatorship of the Proletariat

I give a brief explanation of the dictatorship of the proletariat and how it's been applied.

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[wowdude727]

Communism has a good concept, personally I don't think in can survive in a modern society unless the people a brutally suppressed. History has shown the revolts to communism, then again I hate greedy capitalist pigs, those fat dogs on wall street are destroying the world.

[DefTheMarxist]

@wowdude727 To be fair, the same good be said of Capitalism, especially when you look at it on a global scale. My argument these days is that the old 'Communism' didn't represent a Socialist alternative as power was in the hands of a party bureaucracy rather than the working class, especially post 1925. I've probably wandered in Libertarian Marxism. I also reject 'Socialism in one country', the model of the Soviet states. Any attempt to create a Socialist island in a Capitalist ocean will fail.

[DefTheMarxist]

@wowdude727 I don't particularly blame the Wall Street bankers. They're simply good Capitalists. They've played by the rules of Capitalism just as any other Capitalist would. Can we really blame them for following the rules of the economic system? For doing what they've been taught from birth to do? No, don't hate the player, hate the game! This natural antipathy towards said winners is the product of class society, but it's not enough to target them, we must fight the system that created them.

[0rioni]

The next Noam Chomsky :)

[DefTheMarxist]

@0rioni oh god no lol

[1988scottcarey]

great vid :)

[DefTheMarxist]

@TheErusian Thanks Comrade, that's very kind of you! There are some videos where I do get a bit more emotional, but I try and keep it rooted in scientific method and use emotion as a motivator. But ultimately Marxism is a scientific ideology and should be treated as such. :)

[TheErusian]

@DefTheMarxist you've obviously read alot about marxism & you don't talk of raw emotion.that's what i like about you,comrade.nice video BTW

[DefTheMarxist]

@14842 I agree, thanks to you too! :)

[DefTheMarxist]

@14842 A revolutionary process in itself stimulates people. Look at the Arab spring and Democracy Real Ya! movements. Since they started you now have thousands of people on the streets protesting and discussing politics who before would have taken no real interest. I do still like the old hammer and sickle and red flag as they represent a movement much older than stalin and pol pot. Also when people see it they say "why would someone support that?" and then they go find out for themselves! :)