Really? You mean it isn't just a repackaged version of Marxism, created after the reality of what communism had done to the Soviet people finally got through to French intellectuals so they needed a new framework to justify their beliefs.
Nah, political Marxism has been tried, socialism has been tried many more times, and even communism has been tried— George Orwell helped try it, actually, worked until they got invaded on two fronts But there are many Marxists who believe in a *different* form of Marxist praxis.
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Your grade analogy is based on a very, very common fundamental misunderstanding of Marxism or socialism. Redistribution isn’t a continuous hallmark of socialism, it’s usually instead seen as necessary for *beginning* socialism, and the goal has never been complete equality.
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Just so I’m clear about my biases: I subscribe to most strands of Marxist theory, but don’t believe Marx’s “approved” forms of revolution and transitional government (which weren’t as detailed as his descriptions of capitalism) are ideal. I use an Anarchist lens for that part.
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