Working class families

Are you perhaps a marxist who was spoiled rotten by middle class priviliges? I'm not, because I'm atleast a seventh generation working class person. Takes a lot to say that, but I've said it. And I'm proud to be that. Religious, royalist, christian democrat, and low paid librarian with dyslexia :)

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Gloomy · F

I grew up in poverty and still am not rich or anywhere near well off and i'm marxist.

There may be marxists who grew up priviledged but that shouldn't invalidate their positions either. After all Engels was really wealthy and caring about others and being critical of a system shouldn't depend on ones own position in society.

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@Gloomy

After all Engels was really wealthy and caring about others

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.....

Gloomy · F

@BritishFailedAesthetic good thing that hell doesn’t exist 😉

Heartlander · 80-89, M

@Gloomy In capitalism, there are all sorts of cooperative personal and business structures that squeeze out the greed incentives. There is no mandatory government structure for a corporation, cooperative or partnership. That's the beauty of economic self determination, we are free to cooperate with one another as we wish. Like most of my insurance is via profit-share cooperatives. The very idea that I can quit the coop and go elsewhere for my insurance is part f the motivation for an efficient operation. Policy holders vote on the board of directors. I also live in a condo, which has a governing board and rules agreed on by all the homeowners. If we want to change the rules we simply have to convince our neighbors.

The idea that capitalism is a greed monster that exploits the individual is poppy-cock. It's about cooperative endeavors. Corporations are but big partnerships where stockholders are free to buy or sell their interest in the corporation. Very few businesses are privately owned, even fewer are individually owned.