Explanation: Karl Marx, the 19th century academic whose writings were immensely influential on the development of modern socialist thought, famously opined that philosophers had always interpreted the world - but the real task of a thinker is to change it! The humble wage laborer may have been ignored and scorned by innumerable others, both before and during Marx’s time, but Marx saw the importance of opposing the deep injustice in the exploitation of the proletariat - and all the power structures tied up in that system of oppression.
On this Monday, the traditional start of our capitalist hellscape workweek, I thought a bit of positive socialist-posting might be welcome.
Explanation: Karl Marx, the 19th century academic whose writings were immensely influential on the development of modern socialist thought, famously opined that philosophers had always interpreted the world - but the real task of a thinker is to change it! The humble wage laborer may have been ignored and scorned by innumerable others, both before and during Marx’s time, but Marx saw the importance of opposing the deep injustice in the exploitation of the proletariat - and all the power structures tied up in that system of oppression.
On this Monday, the traditional start of our capitalist hellscape workweek, I thought a bit of positive socialist-posting might be welcome.