Transcript Communism/Karl Marx

Bolshevik officers in Army auto spreading red propaganda throughout country.
LYSENKOISM AND THE STATELESS SOCIETY
EDWARD N. MEGAY
It has been generally recognized that the dynamic, appealing
aspect of Marxism lies in the prophecy of the classless and
stateless society of the higher phase of communism in which
there would be no exploitation of one person by another, no
authority of one person over another, no laws, and no law
enforcement. Anything that con- tributes to the strength of this
prophecy and brings its fulfillment closer in time or feasibility deserves
our attention since it is bound to increase the appeal of Marxism and
might influence Marxist pol- icy on a world-wide scale. Trofim D.
Lysenko's genetic doctrine is such a factor, and the following pages
are meant to show why, how, and to what extent it contributes to the
realization of the Marxian prophecy.
Lysenkoism and the Stateless Society
Edward N. Megay
The Journal of Politics, Vol. 15, No. 2 (May, 1953), pp. 211-230 (article consists of 20 pages)
Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Southern Political Science Association
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2126057
Karl Marx
• Communism
• -developed by Karl Marx/Friedrich Engels
• Communism “The Communist Manifesto”: all land, mines,
factories, railroads, businesses would be owned by the people.
Private property is no more. All goods and services shared
equally
• History is struggle between haves (bourgeoisie or employers)
and have-nots (proletariat or workers)
• Believed proletariat (workers) would revolt against bourgeoisie
(Employers) and set up a “dictatorship of the proletariat”
• State or government would wither away as a “Classless
society” developed