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Just Google it u lazy little shit

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Google is extremely insufficient for this due to the insane level of propaganda on BOTH sides of the issue. The only way to get this information is to read theory from the actual philosophers, IMHO, and that’s asking a lot.

And that’s not even getting into the terminology you have to learn just to understand the philosophers.

For example: most people are under the impression that private property is things that normal people own… but that’s not even a little bit what marx means when he says abolish private property, you’ll note, that would be insane.

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So what does he mean by “private property” if he’s not talking about the things normal people own?

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Private property used by marxist philosophers refers to property that generates capital. An example would be a factory.

When marx said abolish private property, what he was really saying is, make it so that factories are owned by the people who work in them, rather than by some rando who has nothing to do with working in them. He was not saying that you shouldn’t have the right to own a toothbrush.

Your toothbrush, according to marx, would be PERSONAL property.

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