• afronaut@slrpnk.net
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    Dialectical Materialism - Idk I’m still trying to figure out wtf that one means.

    Practical historical development?

    Definition: Practical historical development looks at how money, jobs, and resources shape how societies change over time. It shows that the ways people make things, the tools they use, and how resources are distributed build the base for how societies work. Instead of thinking that big ideas or beliefs drive history, this view shows that real-world conditions—like who has what resources and how work gets done—create the path for changes in society and politics.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    The problem with many conservatives and regressives is that the only change to the status quo they seem content with are based on bigotry rather than economics.

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      Instead of thinking that big ideas or beliefs drive history,

      So dialectical materialism rejects the notion of ideologies like socialism?

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        No, Dialectical Materialism asserts that material reality drives the progression of history, and is the primary determiner of ideas, but that these ideas of humans influence them to reshape reality. This process works in endless spirals. Here’s a handy diagram: