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Originally Posted by pbradley

the logical conclusion of capitalism always rings with the same earnest optimism that chirstians have for the return of christ, for me

i dont think you're far off the mark; the reason is that marxism is hegelian, and hegel presumed a teleological evolution of the word, much like in judeochristian myth, e.g. the messiah or the 2nd coming; marx gave hegel a materialistic turn, but preserved the prophetic knowledge of the ultimate goal, in this case world socialism.

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btw, i agree with many aspects of marxist analysis, especially those regarding ideology and social class. but i dont ascribe it predictive value.