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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Engels' contributions to Marxist theory are critical works, such as Anti-Dühring and On the Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State, and neither him nor Marx by any means loved capitalism. He was crucial to the development of dialectical materialism and scientific socialism, and was Marx's biggest sponsor and comrade.

[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Its not Engels that is a capitalism lover (in the eabove comment) its Marx.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Kinda, at least compared to feudalism, though he also hated it and wished it abolished. Capitalism's advent was both progressive, and resulted in incredible immiseration for the new proletariat as compared to their earlier yeomanry and serfdom.

[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just wanted to point out that Cassandra said that Marx was a capitalism lover, not Engels as you replied.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
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