In a sense, isn't "altrusitic egoism" the only valid form of morality for a communist? I ask because I've recently realized it may be quite cringe and, in fact, helping others because you expect return is not cool
In a sense, isn't "altrusitic egoism" the only valid form of morality for a communist? I ask because I've recently realized it may be quite cringe and, in fact, helping others because you expect return is not cool
Something interesting that nearly every school of socialist thought has in common is the desire to systematize morality. Take the way that Capitalism, in pushing us into competition with one another, draws out our worst instincts - and how, in alienating us from the results of our actions, it makes it very easy to be complicit in evil. Socialism in all its forms attempts to rewrite our societal and personal obligations in order to make positive outcomes the natural result of our society functioning normally, rather than something that has to be achieved despite the prevailing incentive structure.
So no, morality is definitely not inherently reactionary. Reactionaries can make a reactionary morality, but progressives can also make a progressive one.