Trying to define Marxism and its theories in this small paragraph is a complete impossibility. Even its discussion within a two-hour show was a struggle to confine the subject. In this podcast Mike Dawson spent an hour with Brian Sullivan who is a successful businessman and knowledgeable historian. Marxism is a political philosophy derived from the work of Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels. It is highly critical of capitalism, which is the basis on which most societies operate. Marxism believes in a fairer society where people are liberated to work for themselves as opposed to their slave masters. The more challenging of all the basic building blocks is the requirement for the concept of ownership to end and production to be based on need rather than want. As you will hear in this interview the recent economic crunch has highlighted even further the immense gap between rich and poor and the desperate need to find a better way. Our politicians have argued for years how the money just isn’t there for better schools, hospitals and roads. However the economic downturn has encouraged them to find 100 billion pounds to maintain the capitalist system. As Brian says “You’re going to be paying for a party you were never invited too, for a long time to come”
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