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**r5YOPDyk** · 01-18-2009, 08:44 PM

If he foresaw so little, why should we give so much weight to any of his predictions?

I'd rather see more theorists build on his work to adequately assess 21st-century circumstances than have Marx be "back."

I think most Marxists would agree with you on that. Some fundamentals remain fruitful; other things have to be rethought. A good example of newer marxism is the analysis of society through the prism of the 'small bourgeoisie', i.e. the workers with no capital selling services.

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r5YOPDyk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	If he foresaw so little, why should we give so much weight to any of his predictions? I'd rather see more theorists build on his work to adequately assess 21st-century circumstances than have Marx be "back." I think most Marxists would agree with you on that. Some fundamentals remain fruitful; other things have to be rethought. A good example of newer marxism is the analysis of society through the prism of the 'small bourgeoisie', i.e. the workers with no capital selling services.
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