Hey everyone,
Marx's idea of estrangements reminded me of childhood full of stories how great Soviet Union was and how happy my grandpa, grandma, the people they know were very very HAPPY. Under capitalism, people are SAD according to Marx. Lenin inspired by Marx's ideas founded Communist party which overturned dictatorship of capitalism and put dictatorship of proletariat. Well, that's what I got from what I have read. As a result, people were :) ! Does this mean Marx was right? Or soviet people were not really happy? Or can we relate this to "estrangement from species being"at all? Some great answers about Leninism/Marxism in the link below.
What is Leninism and how does it differ from Marxism?
If we focus on the over-all and I believe we should, it is not so hard to see that a very small part of the world holds major resources of the world and they dominate the lives of others. It is a matter of conscience therefore natural to observe people are happier.
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