Karl Marx - The Communist Manifesto | Political Philosophy

Written by Karl Marx and Friederich Engels, the Communist Manifesto has become one of the most influential political works ever written.

[Kyran]

"The League of the Just" sounds like something that'd get copyright claimed by DC Comics.

[NtandoMbele]

Workers have nothing to lose but their chains and a world to win. Workers of all countries unite

[tomsalken]

Unless you are an oligarch, you will own nothing and pretend to be happy, because your life will depend on it.

[Ilovetheworld]

I absolutely loved this. Please keep up the amazing work!

[justinwatson]

It's rare to hear a fair description of Marx's ideas communicated in English. Thank you.

[Deeplycloseted]

I am so grateful to be able to enjoy this lecture. I always figured I’d be one of those old guys that takes random college course during retirement, but stuff like are now spoiled, with so much high quality content to learn from. Thank you.

Marx was a reaction to Capitalism. Marx never would have happened, if not for the Astor’s and the Vanderbilt’s. Marx had no idea how absurd things were about to get with the Rockefeller’s and the Carnegie’s.

Can you even imagine where we would be today without Marx? Would we have any social programs for the elderly, the ill, the disabled, or the unfortunate? Would we have ever had labor movements? We would have an 8 hour work day? On and on.

Marx wasn’t a devil as he is often portrayed in Western Society. He was just a political philosopher, but has clearly contributed greatly to how our society is structured today. So people can pretend socialism is horrible, yet also enjoys the benefits that come from Marxist principles. We need Socialism to counteract unfettered Capitalism, and vice versa. Progress is painfully slow during one’s life. When you back away though, overall we are still progressing. Yet, I also feel we seem to be teetering on a dangerous ledge. Chaos feels close for a while now, unfortunately.

[DUFMAN]

This is a great explanation of the Manifesto. You are clear and precise in unpacking what is at times an unwieldy document for the common layperson to interpret.

[mattjohnson]

Little known fact: Karl Marx had a sister who invented the starter pistol. Her name was Anya.

[catreesequalls]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you so much. I was overwhelmed at the thought of getting through the Manifesto and decided to look for something in audio. I definitely picked the right one.

[andyroobrick-a-brack]

I live in the thumb of Michigan, a very moderately conservative area. It's like that weird liminal space between "Trump actually won the election" and "some left leaning policies are necessary." Needless to say, my perception of communism was stifled and suppressed out of fear. However, while I'm not a communist, this is so interesting, and the world would be so much better if the people who spouted "leftist this" or "communist that" at anything to the left of Rockefeller simply took time to listen. Same with radical leftists, we all just need to listen to each other and discount the bad ideas, not because someone told us to, but because we can. I think we all need a communist in us, the side that cares for the weak and oppressed, the side that will stand up to oppression from corporations and politicians.

[kingo]

I was so distracted by the fact that he was looking slightly over the camera. It really bothers me

[thekishtwaruk]

Thank you so much Professor, wish you good luck...

[trevkiel]

best video analysis on communist manifesto on youtube i've watched so far. thank you.

[alvaromendoza]

Thank you, you are the best; I know you will go viral eventually!

[ryanandida]

This was extremely helpful for my coursework! Thank you so much for providing these videos

[imiikhan]

I’m reading about Marx on 5th may today when it’s actually Marx’s Birthday, it’s not a coincidence. The universe is telling me something lol

[fernandov]

I guess now we need a video on F.A. Hayek

[markpatterson]

An interesting piece of background information is that Marx & Engles were contracted by The League to draft their manifesto, but procrastinated on it for so long that the league threaten to revoke their pay advance if they did not produce a final draft in short order. Consequently, they drafted the manifesto in a single sitting to avoid getting their pay revoked. The two men were in their 20s at the time & apparently were pretty immature.

[johneagle]

I find interesting that people do not realize that the CM should be considered a historical curiosity. What the CM proposes are, at best, juvenile ideas.
I don't get why so many people waste so much time with it.
It looks like a cult. The truth is obvious for those outside the cult, but for those brain washed by the cult, this silly pamphlet reads as the path to Nirvana. Weird, very weird.

[sansbazinga]

I had just finished reading the Communist Manifesto, this was a very helpful reduction and summary of the text.