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Who is the modern bourgeoisie? Pt. II: Imperialism

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Carl Beijer
Oct 21, 2017
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This is the second in a three-part series on the modern bourgeoisie.

The laws of capital are binding all over the word, and they guarantee, Marx writes, a common fate: the international exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie. Even in his time, Marx saw this happening all over the world:

National differences and antagonism between people are da…

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