Marxists
Followers of dialectics
Marxists are adherents of Marxism, the political and economic theories of Karl Marx.
They typically believe capitalism exploits workers, that class struggle drives historical change, and that society should progress toward collective ownership of production.
The term ranges from academic theorists to revolutionary activists: The Marxists argued that reform was insufficient.
Often used loosely as a political epithet.
Laborers lacking capital ownership
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- class consciousnessAwareness of economic group identity
social stratification · working class · ruling class · petty bourgeoisie · lumpenproletariat · class warfare · oppression · domination
Vanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
- TrotskyismRevolutionary socialist theory opposing bureaucracy
- StalinismTotalitarian Communist doctrine
- liberation theologyReligious movement championing the marginalized
Production minus wages paid
- alienationState of being isolated
- commodity fetishismObjects veil production relations
- false consciousnessInternalized ideology against self-interest
- class consciousnessAwareness of economic group identity
German socialist theorist
- LeninSoviet state founder
- TrotskyExiled Soviet revolutionary leader
- LuxemburgWestern European grand duchy
- GramsciPrison Notebooks author
Mao · Althusser · Adorno · Ho Chi Minh · Castro · Che Guevara · Angela Davis
Tools and facilities for manufacturing
- capitalWealth used for investment
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- surplus valueProduction minus wages paid
- exploitationSelfish use of others
collectivization · central planning · public ownership · redistribution · planned economy · cooperative · nationalization · expropriation
Forceful impact or stoppage
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- organizingSystematically putting in order
solidarity · uprising · insurrection · resistance · occupation · general strike · labor movement · unionization
Collective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- internationalismFavoring cooperation among nations
- dictatorship of the proletariatLaboring class governing authority
agitation · propaganda · world revolution · anti-capitalism · anti-imperialism
proletariat
Laborers lacking capital ownership
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
- class struggleConflict between economic groups
- exploitationSelfish use of others
class consciousness · social stratification · working class · ruling class · petty bourgeoisie · lumpenproletariat · class warfare · oppression · domination · emancipation
Leninism
Vanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
- TrotskyismRevolutionary socialist theory opposing bureaucracy
- StalinismTotalitarian Communist doctrine
surplus value
Production minus wages paid
- alienationState of being isolated
- commodity fetishismObjects veil production relations
- false consciousnessInternalized ideology against self-interest
Engels
German socialist theorist
- LeninSoviet state founder
- TrotskyExiled Soviet revolutionary leader
- LuxemburgWestern European grand duchy
Gramsci · Mao · Althusser · Adorno · Ho Chi Minh · Castro · Che Guevara · Angela Davis
means of production
Tools and facilities for manufacturing
- capitalWealth used for investment
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- surplus valueProduction minus wages paid
exploitation · collectivization · central planning · public ownership · redistribution · planned economy · cooperative · nationalization · expropriation · private property
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- boycottOrganized economic protest
organizing · solidarity · uprising · insurrection · resistance · occupation · general strike · labor movement · unionization · agitation
communism
Collective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- internationalismFavoring cooperation among nations
dictatorship of the proletariat · agitation · propaganda · world revolution · anti-capitalism · anti-imperialism
- Schools of ThoughtStoicism, Epicureanism, Cynicism, Neoplatonism, Scholasticism
- communismLeninism, Lenin, proletariat, Engels, Stalinism
- Soviet EraUSSR, Soviet Union, Soviet rule, CCCP, Eastern Bloc
- Leftistssocialists, communists, anarcho-communists, democratic socialists, Leninists
- reformersreformers, reformer, social reformers, social reformer, political reformer
- Russian RevolutionRussian Revolution, February Revolution, Bolsheviks, October Revolution, Lenin
Marxistscapitalists
Owners of productive wealth
neoliberals · libertarians · supply-siders · plutocrats · bourgeoisie
Marxistsreactionaries
Those opposing progressive change
fascists · anti-communists · conservatives · monarchists · theocrats
- Marxist thoughtPhilosophy of class conflict
- Marxist theoryFramework analyzing class conflict
- Marxist regimeGovernment based on class struggle
- Marxist ideologyRevolutionary working-class philosophy
- Marxist analysisClass-based social examination
- Marxist economicsClass-based critique of capitalism