Karl Marx celebrated liberalism’s achievements, such as freedom of the press, while excoriating its fidelity to private property rights. We can hold the same tension in our minds — fiercely opposing capitalism while fighting to make liberal rights real through socialist transformation.

Karl Marx celebrated liberalism’s achievements, such as freedom of the press, while excoriating its fidelity to private property rights. We can hold the same tension in our minds — fiercely opposing capitalism while fighting to make liberal rights real through socialist transformation.

  • DigimonOtis [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Yeah, I remember listening to a Bruenig podcast ep and he referenced that article and some more I think about Rawls being way more closely related to socialism than most people want to admit and how he was taught by a socialist and stuff. Kind of an interesting little corner of political theory to be in.

    • LiberalSocialist [any,they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Rawls’ “liberal socialist regime”

      Kind of an interesting little corner of political theory to be in.

      :wholesome: