Seriously tho, 99% of the criticisms that completely deny Marxism I have ever heard came from people whose arguments could simply have been answered by "maybe actually read Marx?"

  • Engineeredengine [he/him,any]
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    4 years ago

    I geniunely can't remember ever hearing a modern capitalist criticise Marx in a way that didn't make it obvious they hadn't read a word of what the man wrote. All good (I.e. not literally nonsensical) criticism of Marx I've read came from other leftists.

    I don't understand how people like Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson have managed to make a living "fighting Marxism" while also openly admitting they're just kind of guessing what it entails. Especially because a lot of their followers will tell you that you believe in Marxism because you simply "lack critical thinking skills".

    • cummunist [he/him,they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Imagine swallowing every word that comes out of Ben Shapiro's mouth and tell someone else they lack critical thinking lmao

    • goodluck_johnson [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      The Ben Shapiro phenomenon is just a result of right-libertarian think tank funding, which ultimately stems from fossil fuel billionaires. It's just the YouTube/podcast/internet propaganda arm of that ecosystem that's meant to target young, terminally-online, white Americans. Ben is just a failed writer who sincerely believes in what he says, and is paid to not question it too seriously. And why would he? I mean, besides getting embarrassed by everyone on the internet regularly.