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[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If only there was a body of literature explaining the theoretical underpinnings of Marxism.

I don’t mean to be a dick. Gramsci is a bit of a tough read but his works are worth reading (or even just getting a summary of). Marx is a philosopher who never did any of the evils of communism. He (and Engels) simply described capitalism and then some ideas on what to change. Were they correct? I don’t know. But I do know my most conservative Econ professors assigned us Marx readings because you cannot understand economics without understanding Marx.

Understanding multiple frameworks (even those you think are wrong) is healthy. I think Ayn Rand blows goats compared to Adam Smith and Marx but I still read enough of her bullshit to know I disagreed. Adam Smith hated absentee landlords more than Marx did.

Edit: I changed Kant to Adam Smith to keep on topic.

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

This was an informative take, thank you. I often struggle with understanding the “big picture” of economics and this was helpful, at least to me.

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