Its goal is to eliminate private property, which means changing factories and offices to public ownership, but this does not involve taking away your home or phone (as trolls would have you believe).

The ideology aims to create a society where everyone works together for the common good - as opposed to capitalism, where the workers are forced to work to survive. From birth to death, the capitalist system imposes fees and taxes upon the worker. Thus, under capitalism, workers do not work for the common good; instead, they work for the benefit of the rich capitalists that privately own the factories and offices.

Although there are many different branches of communism, it stems from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

📚 Recommended Reading

• Who Needs the War?
• This is a Marxist book that avoids Marxist jargon. Kollontai provides moving arguments as to why we the workers must unite together against our capitalist oppressors.
• Principles of Communism by Friedrich Engels
• Engels outlines the basics of communism in a short and practical way.

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Imperialism

Who Needs the War?

This document discusses the causes and consequences of war, highlighting the role of capitalism and the interests of the ruling class. It argues that wars are fought for the benefit of capitalists and calls for the overthrow of capitalist governments and the establishment of a socialist society to achieve lasting peace and justice.

Principles of Communism

The Principles of Communism outline the consequences of the abolition of private property, including the management of all means of production by society, the elimination of classes and the division of labor, and the dissolution of existing nationalities and religions. The document also distinguishes communists from other socialist groups and discusses their attitudes towards political parties in different countries.

Socialism and Anarchism (1905)

In this article, Lenin argues that the decision of the Executive Committee of the Soviet of Workers' Deputies to reject the anarchists' application for representation was correct. He explains that the anarchists' philosophy and tactics are inconsistent with the goals of the Soviet, which is a fighting organization for the achievement of definite aims. Lenin also emphasizes the importance of organizing and politically educating the working class during the Russian revolution, and the need to keep the influence of the anarchists over the workers negligible.

Lenin: The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism

This document discusses the philosophy of Marxism, focusing on the three sources and component parts of Marxism as outlined by Lenin. The first source is the philosophy of materialism, which rejects superstition and defends natural science. The second source is the economic system, particularly capitalism, which Marx studied extensively in his work "Capital." The third source is the class struggle, which Marx deduced from the revolutions and the struggle between classes in capitalist societies. The author argues that Marx's philosophical materialism and economic theory have provided the proletariat with powerful instruments of knowledge and that independent organizations of the proletariat are growing worldwide.

Forward to “Deception of the People with Slogans of Freedom and Equality”

This document is a forward by V.I. Lenin to a pamphlet titled "Deception of the People with Slogans of Freedom and Equality." Lenin discusses the pressing question of equality in Soviet Russia, particularly between workers and peasants. He argues that the choice is between freedom to trade in grain, which leads to the oppression of the poor and the return of undivided power to the landowners and capitalists, or delivery of grain surpluses at a fixed price to the state, which means an alliance between the peasants and the workers to eliminate the possibility of capitalist rule being restored. He urges peasants to unmask the wolves in sheep's clothing who champion "freedom" and "equality" but actually side with the capitalists, and he emphasizes the importance of practical thinking and concrete conditions for a rapprochement between the peasants and the workers against the exploiters, the rich, and the profiteers.

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