Ask Prof Wolff: Marx on the Role of the State

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A Patron of Economic Update asks: "I recall having heard you say that Karl Marx never really talked much about the State because he wasn't all that interested in the State. People tell me their beef with Karl Marx is that he advocated for use of the State to enforce communism or socialism. When asked where in Marx's writings that he advocated for use of the State, they never cite to Das Kapital (because they've never read it) but always reference the 10 Planks of the Communist Manifesto. How would you respond to those people?" This is Professor Richard Wolff's video response. Submit your own question to be considered for a video response by Prof. Wolff on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/economicupdate/community. Ask Prof Wolff is a @democracyatwrk production. We are committed to providing these videos to you free of ads. Please consider supporting us on Patreon.com/economicupdate. Become a part of the growing Patreon community and gain access to exclusive patron-only content, along with the ability to ask Prof. Wolff questions like this one! Your support also helps keep this content free to the public. Spreading Prof. Wolff's message is more important than ever. Help us continue to make this possible. _________________________________________________________________________ Check out the NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff! Visit: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/richard-d-wolff/understanding-marxism/hardcover/product-7zr2y4.html?page=1&pageSize=4 “Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.” Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democracyatwork _________________________________________________________________________ Follow Wolff ONLINE: Web: http://www.rdwolff.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/economicupdate Twitter: http://twitter.com/profwolff http://twitter.com/democracyatwrk Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EconomicUpdate http://www.facebook.com/RichardDWolff http://www.facebook.com/DemocracyatWrk Daily Motion: https://www.dailymotion.com/democracyatwrk Subscribe to the EU podcast: http://economicupdate.libsyn.com Shop our worker CO-OP made MERCH: https://democracy-at-work-shop.myshopify.com/