The Junius Pamplet:
Thus proletarian policy is locked in a dilemma when trying to decide on which side it ought to intervene, which side represents progress and democracy in this war. In these circumstances, and from the perspective of international politics as a whole, victory or defeat, in political as well as economic terms, comes down to a hopeless choice between two kinds of beatings for the European working classes. Therefore, it is nothing but fatal madness when the French socialists imagine that the military defeat of Germany will strike a blow at the head of militarism and imperialism and thereby pave the way for peaceful democracy in the world. Imperialism and its servant, militarism, will calculate their profits from every victory and every defeat in this war – except in one case: if the international proletariat intervenes in a revolutionary way and puts an end to such calculations.
The passage explains the dilemma of the working class in it decision to choose between democracy and progress in the war. The writer is saying that in all situations, the working class will end up on the losing side and the rich will end up making the money. However, the solution to the impasse lies in the belief that if all the working class in the world got together and rose against the ruling class, then the tide will turn in its favor. I choose this passage because I feel it is relevant in today's capitalist society, where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The middle class as some scholars predict will disappear some day. The need of the hour is the unification of the working class, which today is the middle class to rise up to the challenge of the politics of rich . However, I feel that it is not a realistic scenario, but if that were to happen then the world would be a better place to live in.
Why does Luxemburg believe the wars of 1871 affect the wars in 1914?
Luxemburg believes that the war of 1870 paved the way for Europe to be split into two major factions which led to a arms race resulting in the present war.
Luxemburg believes that the war of 1870 paved the way for Europe to be split into two major factions which led to a arms race resulting in the present war.
How does Luxemburg judge the claims made about "Russian despotism" supported by the SPD
When the Reichstag issued a statement making their position clear on Russian Deportism during the war, Luxemburg was against it. She goes on to describe the spoils of war and the ramifications of it. Luxemburg also tries to explain the propaganda that the Reichstag is trying to propagate in the mind of people to make their case. Her next words serve to elucidate her stand, “But in normal human beings this systematic murder is possible only when a state of intoxication has been previously created."
What is the relationship between nationalism and capitalism?Nationalims is the love for you country and the desire to fight for its freedom. Capitalism is a society ruled by the profit motive. The wealthy hold disproportionate power within capitalism and use it to preserve their interests, especially the ability to make more money.
Why does Luxemburg believe that the war supports the business interests of steel and the banks?
Luxemburg believed that the war would support a capitalist society where the banking and steel industry would manipulate the market.
I was thinking about your scenerio, if the capitalist can be erase in this world.sometimes I think about it too. I think it is a wishful thinking that can never come to pass. Somebody has to be in control or the head of an organisation or business. Let asume it could be done, do you think the world will be a better place? There will always be something wrong with the economy. We are all human beings with insatiable needs.
ReplyDeleteFor a long time now historians have been prophesying the dissemblance of the middle class, I am no historian but all things can happen that one just wont. She made some very important claims on the system but she was in some ways an extremist and paranoid, she too in her own was supporter of rebellion and propaganda.
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