Revolutionary Socialism Flashcards
1
Q
Human Nature
A
positive view
cooperative and sociable
class struggle because of social injustice created by economic system
2
Q
The State
A
oppressive
represents mostly the bourgeoisie
Cooperation will lead to withering away of the state
3
Q
Society
A
abolish class system
- exploitative
4
Q
Equality
A
achieved through revolution and temp dictatorship of the proletariat
5
Q
Capitalism
A
Capitalism = greedy and responsible for creating injustice and exploitation
- doomed to fail (Marx & Engels)
6
Q
Economy
A
after the dictatorship of the proletariat, there will be an ‘end of history’ and pure communism
economy based on collective ownership and production
