There seems to be enormous confusion as to what these terms mean. They don’t describe governments. They describe social and economic systems. Left out of the mostly sophomoric debates is the concept of class. The terms are not about which do you prefer, like yelp stars. They represent the broad historical movements which Marx described. They are systems that represent different classes. All history is the history of class struggle, remember that? Marx’s theory of dialectical and historical materialism is a theory like Darwin’s evolution is a theory. It’s a description of reality that has continuously proven itself accurate.  About […]