Do you think Karl Marx is responsible for the communist revolutions crimes?

Question

What he did he mean by "revolutionary dictatorship of the proletariat" then?

Answer 1

Of course not.

He didn't advocate mass murder and oppression.

If you want to know what he meant, read him.

Stalin was NOT a true Marxist (for example).

Answer 2

in a way, but what about the crimes committed by the czars in russia for hundreds of years before that. Lets not forget, before it was used to bankrupt some of the most powerful countries in the world, communism was widely supported around the globe. In theory it makes perfect sense, the problem is the human element and the greed that lies within all of us. Power Corrupts democracy the same way it corrupts communism.

Answer 3

No. What he meant is "majority rule" or true democracy.

And not rule by a small group of elite.

Answer 4

Nope, warfare and revolution is a way of life in that area, as in others. Communism works beautifully as an idea and not at all as a system.

Answer 5

Karl Marx was a do gooder in his own mind . He would spin around in his grave would he know what he caused with his childish attempt to create a paradise for working class people.

Answer 6

I'm sure he could hold up his hand(s to a fair proportion of them ....allowing ~ even through collective ignorance ~ for the corruptions and the disembodied abuse of their power base from where he / they claimed 'Authority'.

Sash.

Answer 7

Hardly.

To understand why marx called the the first stage of communism we must understand Marx's conception of the state.  He believed that the state was dominated by the capitalist, who used their capital(productive property) as social power to manipulate the state to their interests. He believed this was the dictatorship of the proletariat. Marx wanted the proletariat or workers to expropriate the capitalists and control the state and hence become the dictators but since they were the immense majority it would essentially be a majority rule. But it would suppress capitalist interests in favour of its own.

Answer 8

Absolutely not.

The communism that Marx envisioned and tried to create was a utopia. He never advocated violence as the sole means of revolution. He thought it would be achieved by the public adopting a class consciousness, and intellectuals would organize the proletariat to overpower the capitalists or bourgeoisie. He also thought capitalism might collapse on its own due to its internal contradictions of increasing production but lowering wages to an extreme.

Although he might have been wrong about capitalism collapsing or the way in which the people would organize, Marx is not responsible for any crime. He was an intellectual and advocated intellectual methods. The communism that Marx envisioned has never existed. A lot of people distorted his ideas out of anger or greed and destroyed his communist ideals. They are the ones responsible.

Edit: I would like to respond to that quote, but I'm afraid your going to have to provide more context.

Answer 9

Marx can't be held for all the individual decisions made by others.  He did advocate revolution in order to establish the social system he believed in.  One interesting point on this topic is the "crime" label.  To him, many of the things you see as "crimes" would be seen as glorious and striking back against an oppressive social system.  Not saying I agree with him, but it is an interesting point based on the musings of Marx.