Postmodernism – a disaster for Marxism
Postmodernism has been hailed as radical and progressive since it emerged from the year of revolts and strikes that was 1968. Yet the postmodernist thinkers of that era were not enthusiastic revolutionaries. Quite the contrary. A mix of ex-Marxists and anti-Marxists, they were dismissive of the workers movement, contemptuous of left-wing student action, and sought…
Marxism and Religion – mixable?
There is a lot of confusion and nonsense about the relationship between Marxism and religion. In recent years, some have tried to suggest that Karl Marx saw a positive role for religion in a revolutionary movement. He did not. But neither did he want to focus on religion as the main target. Nor did he…
Is Donald Trump a fascist?
During the 2024 American president election, Democrats and others on the left decried the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, as a fascist. However, some socialist theorists and commentators have criticised the loose use of this word – warning that when the real thing gains power, people will not be prepared. However, is this based on an…
The British Lumpenproletariat in revolt
Increasingly in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, we have seen violent protests by predominantly white men from lower income backgrounds adopting racist and xenophobic views and manipulated by social media bots, often originating in the United States and Russia. For many on the political Left – it’s a head scratcher. How can people…
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