Why marxism is demonized so much?

Because it is an absolute failure

It's probably all the mass murder, death camps, gulags, destruction of wealth, and regression of society.

Understanding that communism and marxism are not the same thing...

Marxism is demonized frankly because people tend not to understand what it actually says. Marxism is not communism, Marxism is a framework for looking at the world, particularly capitalism.

Communism is a conclusion of Marxism - and communism has generally resulted in dictatorships which is kinda defeating the whole point of the idea.

Frankly I still think a form of communism is a good idea because capitalism is coming apart at the seams and we need to see what comes next - but what's been done on a large scale to date has not worked as intended and people need to recognize that.

It’s such a great system in that it allows everyone to live equally in poverty, not just some. Except for the rulers who always live in luxury.

I mean that’s the way it actually works versus manuscript idealist

In a nutshell, it has never worked...anywhere.

because the results of applying it in the real world have been universally horrible, to a degree difficult to even exaggerate.

Stalin's slave labor gulags, mass executions, etc etc.

Because it’s based on an unattainable level of idealism that goes against our basest instincts as human beings. Even when there have been attempts to practice it, it still ends up falling way short of succeeding as a result of people competing over finite resources. I don’t think human beings will ever be capable of a Star Trek type of society where there are limitless shared resources that benefit everyone. It’s just not realistic, which is why it fails. Those failures have been catastrophic, which is why it’s demonized.

It is a failed ideology.

Because people rely on YouTube videos to dumb everything down for them because they're not going to read Marx themselves.

When that happens, you only have different peoples interpretations to begin with. Most people only form their views through other people, they're not going to sit down and attempt to decipher something when people can just tell them what to think.

If you actually read Marx, it's mostly an economic critique of capitalism. A pretty good one too.

Marxism is... big - and most people only have a shallow perspective.

Marx the communist revolutionary is easy to dislike, and the products of his efforts in that direction did not turn out well. But to appreciate his contributions to economics and philosophy, you have to put in a whole lot of effort, and be able to put things in their proper context. Couple this contrast with a century+ worth of propaganda, and you get the current situation.

Is it?? That was Obama's dream and many have their firmly planted up his ass.

Mostly because the [b]practice[/b] has fallen so short of the theory, wherever it’s been attempted. Like with most idealism, human greed has corrupted it.

Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot....

It's good in theory but it goes against the individualistic nature of man and everything that makes someone a human :3

Marx only existed in theory.

He denys individuals exist.

He believed only groups existed.

He was not a well person.

Because people confuse it with stalinism.

Because of the US propaganda during the cold war against communism.

Marxism sounds good on paper but is contrary to human nature.

It has not been demonized enough. It is the most divisive ideology in human history, calling for war between humans on the crazy basis of class struggle. Fascism has been much more demonized when it has some good points like fighting the international banking system, and patriotic values.

Is that like sexism but for marks?

looks good on paper....... lets everybody work hard and share what we have. sounds great. and then you actually have to implement it.

I'm pretty sure in Russia in the 1920s there were posters telling people not to eat their children.

Much of it is wrong and led to the Soviet Union and all of that nightmare.

Because of Groucho.

Bad PR?

Rich people control the media, and thus the narrative. Simple as that really

because Marx was a dirty hippy

Really? You're asking this question? Sorry but, really?

Because most people have no idea what it is.

I don't think it is, is it?

It isn't. Just outdated.