Everything You Wanted to Ask About Marxism but Were Too Afraid to Ask | Southpaw ep. 57

If you think we can't rely on the moral sense of our oppressors not to oppress us, you might already be a Marxist. Marxism is ultimately about systems rather than only about the individuals. When something bad happens, rather than only thinking "what's wrong with this individual" but also asking "what's wrong with this system? What's enabling these individuals? How do we change the system to prevent more of this from happening," you're working your way through the same questions Marxism asks. Then learning more about Marxism can help refine some of your thinking and fill in some gaps.

Our resident Paul chats with Sam from Southpaw about Karl Marx, his enduring ideas, and their connections to things like democratic socialism and prefigurative politics – suitable for absolute beginners and veterans alike.

This is a mirror of Southpaw’s episode 57. Check out the Southpaw podcast for a great show that combines martial arts and leftist politics! Hope you enjoy it as much as we've enjoyed guesting it!

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0.00-1:24 Intro
1:25 Intro to Paul Raekstad
2:53 Who is Karl Marx?
6:51 The difference between a socialist and a liberal?
8:19 What is Marxism?
17:40 The origins of Marx's ideas
24:47 Was there communists before Marx?
27:33 The difference between anarchism and syndicalism?
30:20 What is democratic socialism?
34:48 What is capitalism?
38:13 How did capitalism come to be?
40:14 Whats wrong with capitalism?
58:27 Did Marx say how we get from capitalism to socialism?
1:02:22 Would socialists today agree with syndicalists about the need for unions?
1:03:24 What is a union?
1:07:50 Socialism and environmentalism
1:12:05 What is the cold war?
1:19:06 What is prefigurative politics?
1:26:06 What was Marx' goals?
1:38:49 Outro

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