Class struggle
Class struggle, also referred to as class conflict and class warfare is a concept that Karl Marx introduced, and this concept was to express, that in a society the division of labour creates oppositional interests, which culminate in a struggle. Humans have been involved in a hierarchical struggle throughout all of human history.
Definition
According to Marxism and utopian socialism, there are two main classes of people: The bourgeoisie controls the capital and means of production, and the proletariat provide the labour. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels say that for most of history, there has been a struggle between between "oppressors and the oppressed". This struggle is known as class struggle. Each conflict ended in either change to the social system or ruin for both classes involved in the struggle.
The theory completely ignores the normal human solidarity, which can also be seen in the animal world, started from ants up to wolves or lions. To make propaganda for a "class struggle" is typical Jewish thinking, Jews wish to create artificial conflicts amongst parts of society in order to avoid people observing Jewish activities which are usually disruptive. Human division of labour does not create oppositional interests, neither in the society, nor in the family. This was excellently demonstrated by the corporative Fascist state or the National Socialist state, which were based upon natural national solidarity and ethnic identity.
Quotes
- Marx said that every class struggle is a political struggle. This means that, if the proletarians and capitalists are waging an economic struggle against each other today, they will be compelled to wage a political struggle tomorrow and thus protect their respective class interests in a struggle that bears two forms. The capitalists have their particular business interests. And it is to protect these interests that their economic organisations exist. But in addition to their particular business interests, they also have common class interests, namely, to strengthen capitalism. And it is to protect these common interests that they must wage a political struggle and need a political party. The Russian capitalists solved this problem very easily: they realised that the only party which "straightforwardly and fearlessly" championed their interests was the Octobrist Party, and they therefore resolved to rally around that party and to accept its ideological leadership. Since then the capitalists have been waging their political struggle under the ideological leadership of this party; with its aid they exert influence on the present government (which suppresses the workers' unions but hastens to sanction the formation of capitalist associations), they secure the election of its candidates to the Duma, etc., etc. – Stalin[2]
Further reading
- R. J. Rummel: Marxism, Class Conflict, and the Conflict Helix, in: "Conflict in Perspective", 1977
- Eddie McCabe: Karl Marx’s Theory of Class Struggle – The Working Class & Revolution, 2018
- Dr. Daniel Meierrieks: Class Struggle and Terrorism (Archive)
