The form of capitalism that existed when Marx wrote his thing, stopped being used in most places around the Great Depression era.

Capitalism as we have it today is (roughly speaking) to laissez faire capitalism as modern China is to Maoism.

Marxism isn't as wildly flawed as some want it to be — but it is very, very out of date, a response to a world which we no longer live in.

Turned out there were a lot of ways to regulate capitalism besides all-in on Marxism.

> The form of capitalism that existed when Marx wrote his thing, stopped being used in most places around the Great Depression era.

The type of capitalism Marx described is alive and well.

It exists in the undeveloped parts of the world, and it is maintained through force by many capitalist blocks and their allies. People around the world are kept exploited because their economies eventually tie into ours, and their exploitation makes us "competitive". Just because its not you and your kids toiling all day doesn't mean there aren't any.

And it was like that here too, it was only undone through force by socialists, that's why you're allowed to work 8 hours a day only, we have a minimum wage, and children aren't working in factories.

This didn't happen by the graciousness of profiteers, it happened through the threat posed by the masses, people were killed on American streets for this. Don't ever forget that. That's how they rewrite history.

Don't think it can't arise again, it evidently is... slowly.