Summary (Anti-Marxism)

Dangers

Tactics to watch for

  • Quantification error: moving from “oppression exists” to “oppression is ubiquitous”
  • Long March:” hollowing out/taking over the institutions that support civilization
  • Deprecation of data/analysis in favor of Erlebnis (“lived experience”) victimhood narratives
  • Fluid definition of terms
  • Use of postmodern nihilism to create a power/authority vacuum

How to build Marxism-resistance in USA version 2

  • Robust support of property rights (as in the current 5th Amendment)
  • Hermeneutic stability – make sure that the robust support of property rights isn’t eroded by a “Living Constitution”

Postscript: after I wrote these essays, this highly recommended article by Mike Gonzalez (sounding many of the same themes) was published. I am choosing to point to it separately in a few places rather than reworking my essays to incorporate more detailed references to his work because, well, it’s a lot easier this way!