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socialist_n_TN

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2. IMO, Marxism is "Eurocentric" ONLY in relation to the models that Marx used......

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 10:06 AM

Feb 2015

to develop his theories about the workings and the laws of capitalism. But this is not really a problem because once a capitalist system IS developed it WILL follow the laws Marx discovered which will make the Marxist view universal.

If you want a Marxist model that accounts for how capitalism works together and actually fosters colonialism and imperialism, look to Lenin. And if you want an idea of how to fight against colonialism and imperialism as an outgrowth of world-wide capitalism, look to Lenin and Trotsky.

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Is Marxism Eurocentric? [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2015 OP

Of course not comrade! Mindfreak7 Feb 2015 #1

IMO, Marxism is "Eurocentric" ONLY in relation to the models that Marx used...... socialist_n_TN Feb 2015 #2