Michael Heinrich on Reading Marx | Q & A with Class Unity

Michael Heinrich talks to Class Unity about Marx's Capital, Politics, and the contemporary Left

[@СергейЯковлев-к3ы]

great

[@tedyplay4745]

I amazed that you got him to do an interview with you.

[@bbqnice1]

So there is not a positive theory? Marxist politics should be based on a critique of 18th century political economists? Man that seems thin. Since various "worldview Marxist" regimes have taken state power and achieved high literacy, low maternal mortality, low infant mortality, low hunger etc before/without successful industrialization, it seems like egalitarian modernist pro-development pro-science anti-deprivation anti-slavery ideology is marvelously useful, and that therefore we should appreciate a "worldview Marxist" insistence on fighting for independence of CCP-like parties from Congress Party of India - like parties and a suspicion of policies that strengthen the political position of class enemies who can't help but oppose the zealous prioritization of egalitarian modernist pro-development pro-science anti-poverty human capacity development policy. If that's not authentically Marxist, well the old dog will have to forgive us. We got to see some history that he didn't get to see

[@Class_Unity]

No, there is a positive theory. The claim was just that Marx presents it by critiquing classical political economy. This is a separate question from the problems with worldview Marxism.

[@grolnusdelbutus9542]

"Monarchism sounds good in theory but it doesn't work in practice" German empire: 99 percent literacy rate, Free national health insurance, old age pension, disability pay Lowest infant mortality rate in the world Mandatory free education for all.