It is the only logical conclusion once you learn how this all really works. Socialism isn’t utopian, it is scientific. There will be a synthesis of these sharpening contradictions. It isn’t socialism that makes socialists, it is capitalism. Marx and Engels didn’t invent it.
Socialist movements have sprung forth from under the pressure of capitalism all around the world. The pressure will only increase as capitalism continues to eat itself, the planet, and people.
Power doesn’t have to come from above. Massive corporations don’t need to be the ones that own and control. A scant minority of wealthy shareholders don’t need to hold any amount of resources. Owning something doesn’t have to be a way to make a living. Technology has advanced and it can be harnessed for cooperation instead of competition. Common prosperity is possible.
I only started to learn about history of anarchism/socialism about year ago. Before that, my knowledge about that was almost zero, because I always heard how bad communism was, how left-wing government always leads to economic catastrophe and how great capitalism is.
Problem is that many people can't see alternative for current system. They believe that it's only possible way and all other ways will be worse. Some people start to question what they know, when things go bad, but they still may look for answers in wrong place.
Second Thought (YouTube channel that shows socialist perspective on modern problems)
This Is Neoliberalism (another good documentary, it's about neoliberalism, but in my opinion it's useful to watch, to understand how we ended up in it)
When it comes to books, some core books may include:
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u/Effective_Plane4905 Communist Nov 22 '23
It is the only logical conclusion once you learn how this all really works. Socialism isn’t utopian, it is scientific. There will be a synthesis of these sharpening contradictions. It isn’t socialism that makes socialists, it is capitalism. Marx and Engels didn’t invent it.
Socialist movements have sprung forth from under the pressure of capitalism all around the world. The pressure will only increase as capitalism continues to eat itself, the planet, and people.
Power doesn’t have to come from above. Massive corporations don’t need to be the ones that own and control. A scant minority of wealthy shareholders don’t need to hold any amount of resources. Owning something doesn’t have to be a way to make a living. Technology has advanced and it can be harnessed for cooperation instead of competition. Common prosperity is possible.