Glossary of Marxism-Leninism
Capitalism
A mode of production in which the private ownership of the means of production predominates, and under which the only logic of production is the generation of profit AKA surplus […]
Capitalist
Another word for an “owner,” that is, a member of the bourgeoisie; i.e., someone who owns capital but does not support themselves through their own labor.
Capitalist state
Any state which operates as a class dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. The bourgeois republic is one form of a capitalist state. The fascist dictatorship is another form of capitalist state.
Causes, the four
Aristotle posited four logical causes for any phenomenon to help analyze that phenomenon: 1. Material causes are those things which are caused by the underlying matter itself. The material […]
Chinese Revolution, the
More properly, the Chinese People’s War of Liberation, this was the period from 1921 until October 1, 1949, beginning with the creation of the Communist Party of China and ending […]
Class analysis
The scientific and structural determination of class interests, founded in the material benefits that flow to a given social class based on the juridical, social, and economic structures in place […]
Class collaboration
(see also, social chauvinism) A particular type of social chauvinism, this forms the basis for fascism. This is most often achieved by the cynical use of a false national […]
Class dictatorship
(see also, state) This is the term used to describe the situation wherein a single class obtains and maintains control over political power. All states are class dictatorships – […]
Class society
Any society or social order in which large groups of people are divided into social classes by economic, juridical, and social relations. That is, any society in which there is […]
Commodity
Any product made with the intention of exchanging it to realize surplus value, rather than made for use (use value). Commodity production is the basis of the modern capitalist economy.
Commodity production
A mode of production that underlies the modern capitalist economic model. Commodity production is an economic relation that relies on: 1. the existence of wage labor; 2. the […]
Contradiction
A core analytical tool; contradictions are the inherently opposed logical extensions or compositions of any given state of affairs. Contradiction is what drives change as two or more incompatible propositions […]
Counterrevolution
(see also, revolution) The organized, often violent, reaction of capital and its agents designed to crush the Communist revolution. Counter-revolution often recruits disillusioned and unprincipled communists to its side.