PSC-100 Lecture 2: Communist & PostCommunist Transitions
11 May 2017
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Karl marx: manifesto of the communist party. Proletariat (exploited workers who are only valued because of their labor) Bourgeoisie (capitalists who exploit workers and own modes of production) Marx says class conflict drives proletariat to clash w/ bourgeoisie . Religion is the opium of the people . Marx: the proletariat must get over their false consciousness before there can be a revolution. Marx: once we get rid of religion, we can have class conflict and social revolution. This revolution would spread to all capitalist states. Once capitalism was abolished, the state itself would wither away . True communism= no social classes; can"t exist until religion is abolished. Communism would resolve exploitation and struggle in a stateless world. Central planning: bureaucratic planning by the state, no supply & demand. Positives: no poverty, no going out of business. 6 levels of autonomy: ssr is highest. 1917-1922: russian socialist federative soviet republic (soviet russia) Must experience capitalist democracy & industrial rev.
