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ben_wtoday at 3:19 PM1 replyview on HN

Marxist definition: class struggle, abolition of capitalist property, collective ownership, systemic change.

Starmer’s record: social-democrat, pragmatic, incremental reforms, accepts market economy.

Why he's not Marxist: avoids ideological rigidity, no revolutionary agenda, shifted toward center-left, compromises for governance.

I suggest reading the Communist Manifesto, so you know what to argue against if nothing else. It's, y'know, free.


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dfawcustoday at 3:28 PM

Good for you.

However many of us don't believe he has actually changed in his views since his days editing, and writing articles for Socialist Alternatives.