Marxism 4 Newbies
Marxists agree four categories of society are a reflection of the material and economic realities of that society
What is: History, Culture, Ideology and Political Structures
Within any given society modes of production are comprised of these two key components.
What are (1) Productive Forces and (2) Relations to Production
Finish this sentence: Abolish the ________ Form!
What is Commodity
This is the Science of Marxism.
What is Historical Materialism
These are the current three RM strategies.
What are:
(1) build the revolutioanry left
(2) build RM
(3) Center the fight against white supremacy and settler colonialism form a Feminist praxis
The primary force of human history is this, and the relation people have towards it.
Our capacity or ability to do work, which we sell to capitalists is called this.
What is Labor power.
Private Property is used for this type of value.
What is Exchange Value
Societal stages are determined by these two forces.
What are mode of production and exchange
RM centers our analysis of U.S. Imperialism internally on these two mechanisms of pre-capitalist accumulation and ongoing maintenance.
What are White Supremacy and Settler Colonialism
Your relationship towards production determines this.
What is: Your Class
Means of Production refers to these two components.
What are (1) Instruments of Production and (2) Subjects of Production.
Personal Property is determined by this kind of value.
What is Use Value
History moves according to this.
What is Class Struggle.
This movement is understood by RM as historically (and currently still) central to the class struggle in the United States.
What is the Black Liberation Struggle
This is the primary means by which the capitalist system exploits normal working class people
What is: Surplus Value
The two primary relations to production today are these.
Who are: (1) workers-proletariat and (2) capitalists-bourgeoisie
C-M-C means this, and is used by this class.
What is: Commodity (labor) - Money - Commodity and used by the working class
These two forces are the principal contradiction within capitalism.
Who are the Proletariat and the Bourgeoisie
This is organized by RM three times a year.
What are Thirdlies.
Capitalism goes through periodic crisis every _____ to ______ years.
What is 10-15 years.
What is: Use Value and Exchange Value
The General Formula of Capitalism is this and means this.
What is M-C-M1 which means - Money Commodity Money
These are the five stages of societal development in order of progression.
What are Slave, Feudalism, Capitalism, Socialism then Communism.
Red Machete gets this name from this.
What is a book angel bought called Red Machete. (which is a mostly right wing take on revolutionary movements in latin america)