And were they right?
2007-12-14 13:13:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Marx believed in class struggle, not nationalism.
I have heard some other graduate students claim that Marx was a genius, but history does not show it.
2007-12-14 13:39:30 · answer #1 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They believed in Internationalism, I believe they are right. We have a shared humanity and Nation states serve the haves far more than the haves not. A poor American has more in common with a poor African than with a fat cat on Wallstreet. I think that is meant.
Add to that that patriotism is often conveniently used to motivate the oppressed to fight wars or believe in causes that only serve the elite and it's pretty obvious why any leftist would reject Nationalism
2007-12-16 01:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'll try to put it a different way.
M & E were saying capitalism reduces the workingman to a very low common denominator, to an alienated subsistence existence where distinctions between nationalities are irrelevant.
However, the US worker is not there yet! If we were, you'd be asking this question in all seriousness, and not as a Republican shill.
2007-12-16 02:11:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The working man is universal. Think of the Korean, Brazilian, and et cetera versions of Tom Joad. The working man built the pyramids and everything thereafter ...
2007-12-14 14:07:17 · answer #4 · answered by Newmedicine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Working people are the country. Marx was a fascist.
2007-12-14 13:26:34 · answer #5 · answered by phillipk_1959 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Marx was against patriotism because it does not serve their international cause.
They were not right at all.
2007-12-14 13:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They mean't, if you smoke dope for to many years, you can't think straight anymore.
2007-12-14 13:18:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋