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The Evolution of Anti-Capitalist Thought
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The rise of universal suffrage and elected representatives during the French-American revolution is what gave way for the working class to believe that the state is the ultimate guarantor of capitalism. By the last third of Karl Marx's life, he was among other producers of an anti-capitalist movement that included anarchists like Proudhon in France and Kropotkin and Bakunin in Russia.
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David Harvey discusses the rise of anti-capitalist movements in the last third of the 19th century, including the Chartists in England and anarchists such as Proudhon, Kropotkin, and Bakunin.
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David Harvey discusses the rise of anti-capitalist movements in the last third of the 19th century, including the Chartists in England and anarchists such as Proudhon, Kropotkin, and Bakunin. These movements brought together a mixture of militant working class people and critical or radical intelligentsia, and were interested in the details of how capitalism worked on a micro level.
ChapterThe Evolution of Anti-Capitalist Thought
Episode#295 – Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The role of the state in capitalism is to be the ultimate guarantor, and the working class must rely on the state to protect capitalism.
26:49 - 30:20 (03:31)
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The role of the state in capitalism is to be the ultimate guarantor, and the working class must rely on the state to protect capitalism. Reformist strategies aim to secure power through the state, as evidenced by theorist Edward Bernstein in Germany.