Marx’s version of socialism has never actually been realized yet. Every country that’s attempted to have revolutions was only inspired by Marxism but diverted from his original plan for revolution, mostly because these revolutions were done in undeveloped feudal counties, whereas Marx anticipated revolutions in advanced capitalist countries (which, even through he was wrong about which countries would have revolutions firsts, he was clearly right about which ones should).
Countries like the PRC, Cuba, USSR, and so forth did not divert from “Marx’s original plan.” Marx held a set of beliefs about Capitalism of his era, and when it came to pass into Imperialism, Lenin picked up where Marx left off. Marx was wrong about where revolution would sprout from first, correct, which means your point on needing Imperialist countries to become Socialist first is entirely off the mark. Imperialist countries see de-industrialization, they advance beyond real production and into financial domination.
The Socialist countries of the world are right to pursue Socialism. Workers in Imperialist countries should also fight for Socialism as well. When you say that only “developed Capitalist countries should rebel,” you ignore Imperialism and tell the workers in the Global South to hope workers in the Global North will save them. You curse them to inaction.
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Marx’s version of socialism has never actually been realized yet. Every country that’s attempted to have revolutions was only inspired by Marxism but diverted from his original plan for revolution, mostly because these revolutions were done in undeveloped feudal counties, whereas Marx anticipated revolutions in advanced capitalist countries (which, even through he was wrong about which countries would have revolutions firsts, he was clearly right about which ones should).
Countries like the PRC, Cuba, USSR, and so forth did not divert from “Marx’s original plan.” Marx held a set of beliefs about Capitalism of his era, and when it came to pass into Imperialism, Lenin picked up where Marx left off. Marx was wrong about where revolution would sprout from first, correct, which means your point on needing Imperialist countries to become Socialist first is entirely off the mark. Imperialist countries see de-industrialization, they advance beyond real production and into financial domination.
The Socialist countries of the world are right to pursue Socialism. Workers in Imperialist countries should also fight for Socialism as well. When you say that only “developed Capitalist countries should rebel,” you ignore Imperialism and tell the workers in the Global South to hope workers in the Global North will save them. You curse them to inaction.
This is chauvanism and anti-Marxist.