[Marxism] Re: Marx was right?

[Barry Weisleder <barryaw@xxxxxxx>]

Marx's favourite maxim was:  "de omnibus dubitandum"  (of everything have
doubt).
His scientific socialism is, above all else, critical and concrete and
revolutionary.  Marx would not want anyone to 'follow blindly' any theory
or concept or analysis.  I think Marx's method has stood the test of time
and practice.  The method is worth following, not blindly but critically
and vigorously.
So, Ken, exactly which ideas of Marx do you think are 'not right', and
which ones should not be followed?

In solidarity,
Barry

At 05:32 PM 04/02/04 -0500, Ken Ranney wrote:

> Marx, in my opinion, was right to point out the exploiting tendencies of
> capitalism and political implications such as:
> "The capitalist ruling class is that class which owns and controls the
> means of production and which is able, by virtue of the economic power
> thus conferred upon it, to use the state as its instrument for the
> domination of society." Ralph Miliband - THE STATE IN CAPITALIST SOCIETY
> page 23 QUARTET  BOOKS,1969. Because Marx was right about some things,
> does that mean that we should blindly follow all of his ideas?
>
> Ken Ranney



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