Reform or Revolution

Posted on 19 February 2017 by Rosa Luxemburg

Why capitalism cannot overcome its internal contradictions and the working class cannot reform away exploitation and economic crises. New Read [ Reform or Revolution ] author [ Rosa Luxemburg ] – kino-fada.fr Rosa was amazingly prescientShe predicted that imperialists would continue to impose their style of democracy in the 3rd world where the rich are the only ones who get freedom That they would continue to destroy whoever gets in their way ie military CIA coups That even in the 1st world, capitalism would capitalize on anything to pick apart our rights Homeland security, the war on drugs, whatever excuse they can come up with Liberals blair, obama are no different and will we ever learn Rosa was amazingly prescientShe predicted that imperialists would continue to impose their style of democracy in the 3rd world where the rich are the only ones who get freedom That they would continue to destroy whoever gets in their way ie military CIA coups That even in the 1st world, capitalism would capitalize on anything to pick apart our rights Homeland security, the war on drugs, whatever excuse they can come up with Liberals blair, obama are no different and will we ever learn are often ...I have read both her pamphlets in Arabic 20 years ago I have Re read the first one in English when a friend borrowed me the edition with the introduction by Helen Scott I was very touched by the story of Rosa s tragic death when I read about it the first time Almost 10 years later, on the first day of my visit to Berlin in 2005, i asked Denis, my german friend, to show me the presumed places where Rosa and Leibnekht s were assassinated and thrown in the river , even before I head on to I have read both her pamphlets in Arabic 20 years ago I have Re read the first one in English when a friend borrowed me the edition with the introduction by Helen Scott I was very touched by the story of Rosa s tragic death when I read about it the first time Almost 10 years later, on the first day of my visit to Berlin in 2005, i asked Denis, my german friend, to show me the presumed places where Rosa and Leibnekht s were assassinated and thrown in the river , even before I head on to the museum to admire Nefertiti s bust because my dear dad wears it as a gold chain around his neck, my mom s gift to him 42 years ago, so I affectionally associate the artifact to him , or to start my planned long daily walks for long hours during 4 consecutive days to discover and to photograph the areas around the falling separation wall obviously, I m passionate about Egyptology and the history of the WWII.Rosa was a brilliant marxist theorist Re...Rosa Luxemburg was a firebrand socialist, a pioneering political woman and Marxist theorist She was a member of the German Social Democratic Party SPD, the same ones in coalition with Angela Merkel s conservative Christian Democrats over a century later and later the Communist Party of Germany In 1919 Luxemburg was killed by German paramilitaries after a failed socialist uprising.Luxemburg wrote Reform or Revolution as a reaction to a book by Eduard Bernstein, another leading figure in the Rosa Luxemburg was a firebrand socialist, a pioneering political woman and Marxist theorist She was a member of the German Social Democratic Party SPD, the same ones in coalition with Angela Merkel s conservative Christian Democr...A well written critique of Eduard Bernstein s reformist social democracy or evolutionary socialism Despite my disagreements with Luxemburg s starry eyed adherence to Marxist doctrine, her discipleship does not dull her wit or make her pen run any less sharply across the yellowy page in condemnation of suspected bourgeois heresies Highly recommended as a good summary of highly evolved Marxist dogma in the form of scientific socialism for any student of history.It should be remembered A well written critique of Eduard Bernstein s reformist social democracy or evolutionary socialism Despite my disagreements with Luxemburg s starry eyed adherence to Marxist doctrine, her discipleship does not dull her wit or make her pen run any less sharply across the yellowy page in condemnation of suspected bourgeois heresies Highly recommended as a good summary of highly evolved Marxist dogma in the form of scientific socialism for any student of history.It should be remembered that Marxism use...Bernstein got rektA lot of the questions of praxis we have are old as shit In fact, at the time of writing, Luxemburg asserts the question of if capitalism can be reformed into socialism was already really old This is was a pretty hard read, at least the translation I found, but it really is pertinent for people who are on the socialist side of the fence, but are iffy on historical materialism me lol It s encouraging that DSA areactively trying to sport Luxemburg as an influence, she was a great revolu A lot of the questions of praxis we have are old as shit In fact, at the time of writing, Luxemburg asserts the question of if capitalism can be reformed into socialism was already really old This is was a pretty hard read, at least th...Powerful and clever writing in a delightfully short book I really like this woman Her penultimate chapter, Collapse , was especially enjoyable to read, making the most of but therefore rhetoric Even though Reform or Revolution was largely focused on disproving and criticising the theories of Eduard Bernstein, the same way Lenin s The State and Revolution continuously denounced someone named Kautsky, Luxemburg gave rational and convincing explanations for her dislike that made for engagin Powerful and clever writing in a del...Rosa Luxemburgo, no solo una gran intelectual revolucionaria, que hablaba hasta 11 idiomas, sino que comprometida de manera activa con los movimientos populares de su poca En los tiempos en que las mujeres eran doblemente explotadas y siguen, solo en menor grado por ser mujeres, y por ser pobres La Rosa Roja se impon a no solo como un ejemplo para su g nero, sino para la humanidad En ste texto su pensamiento pol tico aparece m s que claro la igualdad solo se alcanza superando el sistema Rosa Luxemburgo, no solo una gran intelectual revolucionaria, que hablaba hasta 11 idiomas, sino que comprometida de manera activa con los movimientos populares de su poca En los tiempos...Read this book to understand why economic reforms cannot kill capitalism She accurately predicted the fall of middle class due to their credit usage It is okay if you don t understand the jargons, because you will understand it It will click in your head This is a must read for all budding leftists.Fuck you Bernstein

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