Rosa Luxemburg

Question 1

Who was Rosa Luxemburg?

Answer 1

Rosa Luxemburg made distinctive contributions to the development of Marxist socialism.

Question 2

Which type of socialist was Rosa Luxemburg?

Answer 2

Rosa Luxemburg was a revolutionary socialist.

Question 3

What were Rosa Luxemburg’s beliefs on human nature?

Answer 3

Rosa Luxemburg believed that human nature has not been damaged by the extend Marx alleged. Altruism still flourishes in working-class communities punished by capitalist economics. 
(thus the existing capitalist state must be destroyed by revolution, arising from direct action to allow human nature to fully return to its altruistic state)

Question 4

What were Rosa Luxemburg’s beliefs on the state?

Answer 4

Rosa Luxemburg believed that the existing capitalist state must be destroyed by revolution, arising from direct action. The replacement state should be a genuine democracy with free speech and elections.
(producing a more free society with equality of outcome, allowing human nature to return to its altruistic state)

Question 5

What were Rosa Luxemburg’s beliefs on society?

Answer 5

Capitalist society is morally indefensible, yet alternative societies exist within downtrodden proletariat communities
(thus, a revolution is necessary in order to allow society to return to its original state, which would lead to humanity returning to its altruistic state)

Question 6

What were Rosa Luxemburg’s beliefs on the economy?

Answer 6

Capitalism is more resilient than Marx allowed. Its necessary destruction, and replacement by an economy based on worker’s control, will require determination and solidarity among the proletariat
(thus allowing individual’s innate altruism to return, and causing human nature to flourish under this system of collective ownership)