Also Marxism isn’t a moral framework; being a worker isn’t “better” than being a capitalist or a renter. It’s en economical analysis.
The issue with renters and capitalists is when they fight to uphold capitalism, which some workers absolutely do as well.
Literally the best thing you could do as a Marxist, objectively, would be to become a billionaire and use the tools of the oligarchy to spread class consciousness to workers & finance Marxist political parties.
The only reason there are no good billionaires is that they instead prop up fascism to poison the politicla discourse away from class consciousness. But apart from that (and other things like their ecological impact, fighting unions, promoting capitalism etc) they’re no worse morally than a worker
Literally the best thing you could do as a Marxist, objectively, would be to become a billionaire
Nobody becomes a billionaire without a severely criminal level of depriving other people of the wealth they generate.
You can maybe (with a lot of luck) become a tycoon with wealth in the millions or tens of millions and propagate a model that funds revolutionary orgs. But if you’re making a career out of exploiting people for the lofty purposes of someday maybe ending exploitation, what are you doing?
Also Marxism isn’t a moral framework; being a worker isn’t “better” than being a capitalist or a renter. It’s en economical analysis.
The issue with renters and capitalists is when they fight to uphold capitalism, which some workers absolutely do as well.
Literally the best thing you could do as a Marxist, objectively, would be to become a billionaire and use the tools of the oligarchy to spread class consciousness to workers & finance Marxist political parties.
The only reason there are no good billionaires is that they instead prop up fascism to poison the politicla discourse away from class consciousness. But apart from that (and other things like their ecological impact, fighting unions, promoting capitalism etc) they’re no worse morally than a worker
Nobody becomes a billionaire without a severely criminal level of depriving other people of the wealth they generate.
You can maybe (with a lot of luck) become a tycoon with wealth in the millions or tens of millions and propagate a model that funds revolutionary orgs. But if you’re making a career out of exploiting people for the lofty purposes of someday maybe ending exploitation, what are you doing?