The Impossibility of Socialism. Leftist Ideas at the Service of New Elites
"The idea of the end of capitalism is being discussed especially actively today. Socialism in the United States and in European countries is experiencing another renaissance: people will no longer have to rent themselves out to employers, as production will...
be automated, and an unconditional basic income will allow them not to think of labor as a means of survival. It seemed that, the Communist ideal of 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs' is about to be realized thanks to modern technologies! Representatives of leftist movements will unite all the humiliated and alienated to carry out a new revolution! However, this will not happen. Philosopher Dmitry Davydov conducts a total revision of popular leftist ideas to show that many of those who are currently fighting for the rights of the exploited and oppressed, unknowingly, are merely defending the privileges of new 'post-capitalist' elites. In a situation where some social groups exist at the expense of others, socialism is impossible."
"The idea of the end of capitalism is being discussed especially actively today. Socialism in the United States and in European countries is experiencing another renaissance: people will no longer have to rent themselves out to employers, as production will be automated, and an unconditional basic income will allow them not to think of labor as a means of survival. It seemed that, the Communist ideal of 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs' is about to be realized thanks to modern technologies! Representatives of leftist movements will unite all the humiliated and alienated to carry out a new revolution! However, this will not happen. Philosopher Dmitry Davydov conducts a total revision of popular leftist ideas to show that many of those who are currently fighting for the rights of the exploited and oppressed, unknowingly, are merely defending the privileges of new 'post-capitalist' elites. In a situation where some social groups exist at the expense of others, socialism is impossible."
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