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What do you think of these 17 political policies? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 8 months ago by Nimbly to c/[email protected]

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The whole of Germany shall be declared a united, indivisible republic.
Every German who is 21 years old shall be a voter and be eligible for election, assuming he has not been sentenced for a criminal offence.
Representatives of the people shall be paid so that workers may also sit in the parliament of the German people.
Universal arming of the people. In future armies shall at the same time be workers’ armies so that the armed forces will not only consume, as in the past, but produce even more than it costs to maintain them.
Maintenance of justice shall be free of charge.
All feudal burdens, all fees, labour services, tithes etc. which have previously oppressed the peasantry shall be abolished without any compensation.
All baronial and other feudal estates, all mines, pits etc. shall be converted into state property. On these estates agriculture shall be practised on a large scale and with the most modern scientific tools for the benefit of all.
The mortgages on peasant farms shall be declared state property. The interest for these mortgages shall be paid by the peasants to the state.
In the areas where leasing has developed the ground rent or lease payment shall be paid to the state as a tax.
All private banks will be replaced by a state bank whose bonds will have the character of legal tender.
All means of transport: railways, canals, steamships, roads, posts etc. shall be taken in hand by the state. They shall be converted into state property and made available free of charge to the class without financial resources.
In the remuneration of all civil servants there shall be no difference except that those with a family, i.e. with greater needs, shall also receive a larger salary than the others.
Complete separation of church and state. The clergy of all denominations shall only be paid by their own voluntary congregations.
Limitation of inheritance.
Introduction of strongly progressive taxes and abolition of taxes on consumption.
Establishment of national workshops. The state shall guarantee the livelihood of all workers and provide for those unable to work.
Universal free education of the people.

These are the 1848 Demands of the Communist Party in Germany, Marx and Engels.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

The material conditions of Germany in 1848 are quite different now. Many of these demands have been met, or are no longer sufficient.

Ultimately, the core of Marxism is that the Proletariat must take control of the State and wield it in its own favor, and that key thread remains today.