POL_S 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Petite Bourgeoisie, Lemonade, Proletariat
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Explain the main components of eduard bernstein"s revisionism (cid:1) theory . Bernstein proposing to change the sea of capitalist bitterness into a sea of socialist sweetness, by pouring into it bottles of social reformist lemonade, luxemburg explains, presents an idea that is merely more . Consequence: renounces social transformation renounce the social, supports petty bourgeois elements by just elevating democratic movement proletariat up a little, does away with proletarian character of the labour movement. Claims to follow marx"s thought but rejects: capitalism contains seeds of its own destruction, growing contradictions of capitalism, class struggle, transitory conquest of political power by the proletariat. Critiques amelioration of the situation of working class: suppression of the contradiction between labor and capital, class consciousness merely an ideal. His view is that of the capitalist apologist. Trade union struggle is important to bring the proletariat together. Trade union and parliamentary struggle prepare revolution (cid:1) (cid:1) Allows workers to organize as a class.
