Existing in Class Struggle Creates Visions for an Alternative - Richard Wolff
“The last thing Marx stresses about this class struggle and the capitalist system is to note that it changes... You’re being stuck in [the subordinate] position is what gives you the imaginary alternative... So the irony is class divided societies develop the vision of their own negation, Hegel would say. That is they understand that one could go beyond the trap they’re in.“ - Richard Wolff
This is a clip from Economic Update: Marxism’s Ongoing Relevance.
[S11 E14]
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