Revolutionary Socialism

Revolutionary Socialism and Evolutionary/reformist Socialism

Revolutionary Socialism advocates for a complete and radical transformation of society, through the overthrow of the existing capitalist system.****

Revolutionary socialists believe that the capitalist system is inherently exploitative and cannot be reformed through gradual changes or democratic processes. Instead, they argue that a revolution is necessary to completely dismantle the existing political and economic structures and to establish a socialist society.****

Revolutionary socialists aim to abolish capitalism entirely, replacing it with a system where the means of production (factories, land, resources) are collectively owned and controlled by the working class or the state on behalf of the people.****

Revolutionary socialists believe that history is driven by the conflict between different social classes, particularly between the bourgeoisie (the capitalist class) and the proletariat (the working class). They argue that only by overthrowing the capitalist class can the working class achieve liberation and create a classless society.

Capitalism introduced poverty, unemployment and exploitation of the workforce.****

Workers being ignored from political decisions and excluded from participating, so were unable to make meaningful changes to society that would benefit them.

<p>They argue that the destruction of capitalism was both desirable and inevitable through a proletarian (working class) revolution. ****</p> <p>They envision a society where the working class seizes control of the means of production and abolishes class distinctions. Marx believed communism, a society based on communal living, and common ownership of economic resources, was the ultimate society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Luxemburg was a Marxist revolutionary who believed that the working class should engage in spontaneous mass strikes to overthrow capitalism. ****</p> <p>For Luxemburg, genuine socialism could only be achieved through the self-emancipation of the working class, meaning that workers themselves must take control of the movement and the political process.</p> Signup and view all the answers