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marxist ideology - Coggle Diagram
marxist ideology
context post wwII
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soviet union ideologically spreading into eastern europe, against fascism, against nazi regime, now a cold war of ideology manifests
america doesn't like marxism or any communism - it's a threat, it's the redistribution of and turning on its head of the economy - america the 'great capitalist nation' where you make the most of your opportunity within the capitalist system and framework
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cuontries that have been colonised and are going through a decolonisation process to fight for sovereignity and independence will wquate capitalism with democracy - kind of apackage deal - to overthrow the imperial oppressor ideologically
the red scare - equating capitalism to democracy and it undermining hte foundation of democracy, even though you can see the theoretical similarities of capitalism and communism
what is its appeal?
marxist history gives you a direct way of how to study history - start with economy, anchors a starting point, looks at economy as the basis for society and societal structure
however, you can lose nuance, you may be coming in with predetermined conclusions, you're looking for something potentially that may or may not be there, you want it to be there so therefore it may manifest itself in that way
alternative to the status quo that there was at the time - taking theoretical concept and trying to give it practical undertaking - th eUSSR's great experiment of marxism in practice, the idealist being drawn to it and the practicalities
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what is it?
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examines the impact of capitalism on labour, productivity and economic development
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allegiance to the ideology vs allegiance to religion - belief is in the principles and theory of marxism rather than in an invisible deity - the figureheads eg. mao, etc. replace what they see as the weakness of religion
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