The Principles of Marxism and The BLM

The Black Lives matter group says they're Marxist. But what is Marxism? I am going to dive in and see for myself what the principles of Marxism are.

Per Crisoc, "Marxism is a way of thinking critically, but it is not a “system”: “I have never established a ‘socialist system’”, Karl Marx wrote in his “Notes on Adolph Wagner’s Lehrbuch der politischen Ökonomie” (1880). Marxism is analysis of the development of the world as it is, a method that must forge an intimate connection between practice and theory."

So to this, Marxism is about adapting ideas to the current governments of the world. To evolve them in a way that is designed in theory to improve them. I know others and myself are constantly talking about adopting from other nations to improve American society and getting called socialist. While many of us label ourselves progressive. Let's continue.

Crisco continues, "Opposition to an economic system based on inequality and on the alienation and exploitation of the majority (by means of the system of wage labor), a system whose purpose is to obtain profits for some people rather than satisfying the needs of all. This describes capitalism, but one can obviously imagine other systems that would present similar essential characteristics, to which Marxists would be equally opposed.

For the transformation of society, Marxism considers that a revolutionary process that will lead to a society based on cooperation and the free distribution of goods and provision of services is necessary."

This absolutely describes capitalism. We have this problem in America, it cannot be denied. The wealthy reap the money in the country and do very little for it. They buy politicians and pay for business and tax laws that allow them to hoard all their money, while we, the people bust our backs, get sick and injured, and die because we are under paid and cannot afford to improve our lives. 

What they are calling for here, moves past social capitalism and into a true social Democracy, where currency has been eliminated. Where people provide services in exchange for things. They give you a house, food, and all you need, and you in return provide your skill. 

One can assume, the more valuable your skill, the better your quality of life. But this system says everyone will be taken care of and that everyone will contribute to society. That you get out what you put in. So nobody has an over abundance, and everyone works for theirs. That people will strive to be better not just for themselves but for humanity.

Crisoc writes, "The emancipation of the workers must be the task of the workers themselves.” This is principle is inherent to real Marxism, which implies democracy and self-emancipation; it also means that democracy is the indispensable foundation for a new society (called socialism or communism). This society, liberated from the diverse forms of domination, will have to be freely constructed by its members."

So people are free, they are no longer property of their employers and subject to the abuse and unfair wages. They are allowed to use their talents as they please, when they please and are compensated for them. No individual can profit off the fruits of their labor because everyone profits off the fruit of their labor. They are still bound by laws, which many assume Marxism eliminates 

Crisoc continues, "Internationalism, which is simultaneously the recognition of the common interests of the workers of the entire world and of the need to struggle on a world scale, and of the goal of abolishing nations in the transition to a human world community."

At the moment, we have endless wars over resources. People dying from hunger and disease. People who are homeless and uneducated. We have pollution threatening to destroy our planet, and countries working towards building super weaponry because they are being held down and punished by more powerful nations, nations who believe they're superior to others. Who's people are taught to look down upon and to judge. Which teaches their society bigotry and prejudice against what they call "immigrants" when Marxism calls them humans.

Marxism in theory is about taking care of humanity and the world. Ending the greed of singularity. Ending the need to be superior because a nation has the best technology, science, military, or highest amount of resources. Marxism promotes taking care of everyone and the elimination of hate and war. Marxism is so far promotes peace and equality.

There is the UN which sets laws and attempts this but allows each country to continue to attempt to be individuals, devoted to supremacy above over other nations based on their style of government. This includes the United States of America. The EU is a form of social capitalism and probably the best political system but they still fail because currency comes before humanity.

Crisco writes about how knowledge and education are important to Marxism. That people know of and understand history. Basically, that everyone be a historian, an intellectual. A student and a teacher. This is similar to what the founding fathers offered in the first amendment of the bill of rights.

Crisoc goes on, "The recognition of the existence of social classes that divide men and women into distinct segments of the population; the recognition of the profound inequalities and injustices that separate these classes; and the recognition that as long as society is divided into classes, there will be conflicts between these classes (the class struggle).

As a result, while they participate in the day-to-day class struggle of the workers, Marxists work on behalf of a reorganization of society that will put an end to this class division."

Here Crisco discusses priviledge. People in higher classes are superior and treated as such, while those on the lower classes, who live in the slums and ghettos are mistreated, taken advantage of, and discarded because of their place in society. In America, majority of the wealth is held by caucasians and minorities have been pushing for an end to "white privilege."

Where the higher one goes up the social tree, the more fairly one is treated by the law. To where the law may not even exist for those in the highest classes. While those on the bottom of that statue are also treat like the law doesn't exist. They face injustice on the gravest levels. Marxism calls for an end to social hierarchy to bring about equality. To knock down the social ladder and to make it a bridge for people to cross equally.

The final thing Crisco writes about marxism is, "The free exercise of the critical spirit. “Doubt everything”, Marx said; for the goal is to perceive reality as it is, in order to understand it better and thus to transform it.

These principles, or some of them, could very well be embraced by other political and social tendencies: if this is the case, then so much the better! Marxism does not attempt to isolate itself, quite the contrary: the goal is to contribute to the constitution of a movement of all of society for the creation of “an association, in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all” (Karl Marx, Communist Manifesto)."

For people to have the liberty to think Critically. Thus allowing for a society to be happy. Everything listed above is basically everything the constitution and bill of rights is about, with few exceptions. 

That all men are created equal. That all men should be free to live. That all men should have the liberty to do anything and to be free. That everyone should be allowed an equal chance to be happy. That we the people should be in charge as a whole, not be ruled by a select few. 

If you look at it like that, the black lives matter are not trying to destroy our country or its foundations, they're looking for us to live up to our founding principles that are found in the bill of rights and the constitution. They're looking for the United Nations, I.E. every nation on earth to adopt and hold true to the ideas that lead to the founding America. Marxism is about one people united, under one cause, the betterment of humanity and such the betterment of the planet and everything in it. 

I was a self professed social capitalist and eventually realized I am a pan-humanist because I believe that there is a better way than American capitalism. American capitalism has lost sight of the constitution and the bill of rights. American capitalism has become a hybrid of corpocracy and Plutocracy. 

The laws of the land no longer benefit the majority of the people. The middle class is shrinking and the lower class is growing. The upper class society buys the laws and is immune to social problems. While the middle and the lower class suffer and are pitted against each other by the media stations owned by the wealthy.

Today in the world there is a global pandemic. The united states "leaders" have tried to buy the information and the scientists of the world, so they could profit of the cure. 

In the U.S., we have the government having issues with paying extra to the unemployed. With protecting citizens from healthcare costs, living expenses, food and other bills. While they are willing to bail out businesses and mega churches. While they refuse to pass a bill to give aid to the people if the Corporations don't receive payroll tax cuts. 

We have citizens being divided by the slaughtering of minorities in the country. People against protests because it disrupts their way of life or doesn't effect them. We have division over whether or not we need the police. Divison of how men, women, and other genders are being treated. Divison over religion, sexuality, race, political party, town,  state, and social class. There is no equality in America. Everyone lives in a bubble in some way. 

I have had conversations with people of conservative, liberal, progressive and moderate beliefs about adopting programs and policies from around the world to America. Without knowing it I have preached and called for Marxism. I love my country and I have faith in humanity to do what's right. While I call myself a social capitalist because I believe everyone and everything should be equal and fair, maybe I should be calling myself a Marxist. Maybe the leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement are on to something, as Marxism appears to call for nothing but positive change to bring about liberty, equality, and justice for all.

Source:

http://www.critique-sociale.info/1148/the-basic-principles-of-marxism/