Category Archives: Critique

Profiting from Death and Extinction. As is the case with many animal species which are social, the vast majority of human beings from birth to adulthood, are part of a community of significant others. This formative family experience within hierarchical … Continue reading →

At the end of part 1 of this series concerning social control and war crimes, I concluded that; “within hierachical mass societies, not everyone was (or is) committing atrocities but many by following scheduled tasks, obeying specific orders and staying … Continue reading →

Part 1. Fundamentals. Beneath all the accumulated cultural baggage (and garbage) erected on the foundations of hierarchical mass societies, now dominated by the capitalist mode of production, the most important factors determining life on earth in general and human life … Continue reading →

A) Blame things on the Virus. Most current economic pundits seem to be blaming the present state of the world economy upon the interference in human affairs of a tiny speck of bio- chemical organic matter (a virus) plus the … Continue reading →

“A Lesson too late for the learning?” Large swathes of the world are currently either being burnt to destruction by grassland and forest fires, flooded away by swollen rivers and incessant downpours, or being bombed into rubble by orders of … Continue reading →

This final article on this series of misunderstandings of Marx, by ‘Marxists’ and other commentators who misunderstand aspects of Marx’s research, concerns the idea that Marx proposed a definite economic mode of production to replace capitalism. It is a common … Continue reading →

Despite a number of references to Marx, the documentary evidence I have recently seen which was focused upon a reformist transition from the capitalist mode of production to an eco-socialist mode of production, indicates further misunderstandings of Marx. This evidence … Continue reading →

All hierarchical mass societies from ancient to modern (whether authoritarian or democratic) have been riven by conflicts which are products of the occupational and class-based contradictions within them. The ruling elites within them can only continue to rule as long … Continue reading →

This is the fourth article in this series of ‘Misunderstandings of Marx’ prompted by statements I have come across during 2023. The first dealt with the mistake of assuming that Marx considered capitalism as the fundamental problem facing humanity. The … Continue reading →

Another recent example of misunderstanding Marx recently came to my attention and exemplified the attempt to use Marx to underpin a position that I suggest had it been made while Marx was alive, he would almost certainly have rejected. I … Continue reading →