Perhaps the major "argument' (mostly unstated) that arises from the Principles of Economics approach that I had to teach all my students against Marxism is that Marx's idea that societies are divided into classes does not actually hold true in terms of how people actually behave. The Principles of Economics approach is that people behave as INDIVIDUALS (some are more sophisticated and argue people behave as FAMILY UNITS!) --- and that classes are in effect a "Figment" of Marxists' imaginations.
I don't agree with that approach but I think that is the key to abandoning a class struggle analysis of economic dynamics for the "mainstream economics" taught in most courses --- On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM Jim Farmelant via groups.io <jimfarmelant= [email protected]> wrote: > > https://medium.com/@jimfarmelant/what-are-some-good-arguments-against-marxism-or-socialism-in-general-3124fed1f1d5 > <https://medium.com/@jimfarmelant/what-are-some-good-arguments-against-marxism-or-socialism-in-general-3124fed1f1d5> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39256): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39256 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116301050/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
