"To Marx, the story line of the human past and the motor of historical change had always been "class struggle," the bitter conflict of "opressor and oppresed" (Strayer, p.539).
Hmm....
Aside from the conquests taken by various empires, I would have to agree that the vehicle of historical change has otherwse been class struggle-especially in recent centuries. But what is so damaging about class struggle? Capitalism, our economic system/way of life, demands it. Not only that, but doesn't life outside of these systems/institutions demand it? In gather-hunter societies, did some not fare better than others? Even amidst the agricultural revolution, surely, some were producing more than others, which was a reflection of their agency (right?).
So I guess my question is, is class struggle/the deprived condition, not a natural condition?
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