Guide to Marxist Economics - Ep 13. Rate of exploitation, absolute & relative surplus value etc.

Each episode of the series will discuss important topics of Marxist political economy.

The video covers the following topics:
-constant and variable capital
-rate of exploitation
-absolute, relative and extra surplus value
-limits of the working day

The textbook (this episode discusses the 2nd half of chapter 7)

Other episodes: Communism For Beginners - Basics of ML playlist.

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[thefinnishbolshevik]

We finish up chapter 7! The video covers the following topics:
-constant and variable capital
-rate of exploitation
-absolute, relative and extra surplus value
-limits of the working day
-briefly about the capitalist state

[coltonlacamu]

Keep these up man. You don't get how great these vids are for when I'm at work or doing art

[MartinFinnucane]

Excellent primer. I'm sharing this broadly

[nrkapa]

This series is my favorite series about critique of political economy on youtube, keep it up!

[omeganichtdieuhrsondernder]

I hope that the next Revolution learns and improves on the Past Revolutions.

[vito]

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[theunknowncorps]

The importance of Marxist analysis is shown by finbol's existenz which is a great movie by David Cronenberg. Boost.

[RexPomaro]

Finbol, have you ever come across any historical sources or do you have any information about population transfer in the Soviet Union? Me and a friend are discussing the topic but info is hard to find. Any ideas?

[rafaellisboa]

what was the name of the video where you talk and the video is a gameplay of age of empires I think?

[АнтонОрлов-не]

Any Telegram of content creator? Signal and etc.

[sarkolas]

@thefinnishbolshevik please what's the definition of a proletarian/the proletariat ? Is the office worker a proletarian? Are only industrial workers the proletariat? Thanks

[wlxlhmk]

*1 of 2. This is how everyone needs to vote worldwide:*
We must fully criticize and _always vote_ *against* (& less authoritarian than) both the Republican *and* Democratic Parties- including *Kamala Harris, * AOC, all of the squad, Bernie Sanders, Edward Markey, Mark Pocan, the justice democrats, & all other democrats. Vote in every single election- at all levels. And also _endorse or anti-endorse, _ in all elections you can, for outside your voting jurisdiction.

For _all_ public positions. And this same strategy applies against the one or more party-monopolies in _all_ countries worldwide.
Real progressives will never be Democratic Members or Democratic loyalists. Never vote for _any_ Republican member or loyalist either.

If no candidates for a position fit that bill:
-Where _write-ins_ are permissible, always write-in an anti-authoritarian person;
-Where write-ins aren’t permissible, always vote uncommitted or leave the ballot blank.

This will continuously reduce the power of _all_ authoritarian parties in the party monopolies: Until our task is complete.
Repeat strategy for all new authoritarian parties that emerge.


*2 of 2. This is how you always need to vote:*
We must fully criticize and _always vote_ *against* (& less authoritarian than) both the Democratic *and* Republican Parties- including *Trump, * Vivek Ramaswamy, Rand Paul (He’s _no_ Ron Paul), Thomas Massie, Warren Davidson, Ron Johnson, and all other Republicans. Vote in every single election- at all levels. And also _endorse or anti-endorse, _ in all elections you can, for outside your voting jurisdiction.

For _all_ public positions. And this same strategy applies against the same one or more party-monopolies in _all_ countries worldwide.
Real libertarians will never be Republicans or Republican loyalists. Never vote for _any_ Democratic member or loyalist either.

If no candidates for a position fit that bill:
-Where _write-ins_ are permissible, always write-in an anti-authoritarian person;
-Where write-ins aren’t permissible, always vote uncommitted or leave the ballot blank.

This will continuously reduce the power of _all_ authoritarian parties in the party monopolies: Until our task is complete.
Repeat strategy for all new authoritarian parties that emerge.

[fanuluiciorannrxd]

I want to ask you something that I heard.
I heard about Stalin sending members of the German Communist party to the nazis? Is this true?
Ans if it is. Was it a strategic decision on his part ? Like the german communists had their chance and now he was gonna try to avoid war tilll the soviet forces were built up, even if it meant deporting or exposing german communists.

[pedrocavalcante]

From a Marxist perspective. What is the function of paper money?

[Betweoxwitegan]

Can you answer a few of my questions? 1. How do you aquire the startup capital in a socialist society? 2. In a socialist society is there not an active inventive to minimize new employee's as they dilute your shares? 3. Do you not think that corporations can both be more efficient/productive and better in terms of social wellbeing outside of social ownership models?

Perhaps workers wouldn't make good owners or even want to be owners, I've yet to see a detailed plan on how a socialist or communist society and economy would function in better relation to capitalism. I myself used to be a socialist/communist but now I'm a progressive social democrat, as I believe the woes of capitalism can be rectified within the system itself.

I do agree that our current form of capitalism is dogshit and unsustainable but I believe with proper and active governmental oversight/regulation it'll improve drastically and socialism isn't necessary.

[gorgenfol]

All praise the algorithm that many more may see this.

[MrFinnishbasterd]

Mitä mieltä olet suomalaisten kommunistien teloituksista Stalinin vainojen aikana?

[EnverHalilHoxha]

WE NEED LESS TANKIE DISCOURSE MORE TANKIE

-Hakim, the deprogram, some episode idk