More to the left on what? Social issues? Yes, broadly speaking. Economic issues? Not really. Maybe compared to Clinton, but not historically for the party. The goal would be a society with equal rights under the law and basic needs provided for to encourage human flourishing. As for Marxism, do I think the political philosophy is evil? I think it's absurdly naive and has resulted in great evil across the world.dermdoc said:Fair enough. And I have not done that.Sapper Redux said:dermdoc said:It is certainly a boogeyman for me. It is evil.Sapper Redux said:Quote:
but when a fortune 500 company can lose investors simply by not being woke enough, you control the means of production.
Do you not understand what the means of production refers to? Getting investors, who by definition have money to invest, to switch who they invest with, has nothing to do with the actual means of production. I'm sensing that Marxism is just a boogeyman for you.
Finding it in every politician or policy you dislike shows how imaginary the issue is. Like the boogeyman.
Let me ask you this, is today's mainstream Democratic Party more to the left than say 30 years ago? Is it okay for conservatives to point that out without resorting to the Marxist label?
And what are we "progressing" to?
One last question, do you think Marxism is evil?
I don't find the academic arguments of Marx, visa vis historical materialism evil. They are extremely valuable insights and influential across almost every field of study.