In Defense of Historical Materialism (Part II)

A Reply to Link and Aníbal (C. Mcl., February 2022)

This is the second and last part of the reply by C.Mcl. to several contributions on the question: Has Capitalism entered its Decadence since 1914? The available chapters can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. The first part of this reply can be read here.

Our translation has been proofread, and after correction, has been approved by the author.

Henry Cinnamon, February 25, 2022.

Update:

The final two chapters: 6. What are the Real Changes in 1914? and 7. Conclusion have been added on April 9, 2022. H.C.

Contents

5. Discussion of Historical Materialism

5.1 Historical Materialism as seen by Link

5.2 Historical Materialism and the Real Evolution of Societies

5.3. Internal Economic Contradictions and External Factors

5.4 On ‘Cancerous Growth

5.5 Marxism, Decadence and Nature

6. What are the Real Changes in 1914?

6.1 A Capitalism at the Rhythm of its Productive Orders

6.2 The Impasse of Colonial Capitalism: The ‘Thirty Disastrous Years’ (1914 – 1945)

6.3 The Rise of Working-Class Wage Earners in a Polarized Society

6.4 The Revolutionary Wave in 1917 – 1923

6.5 The Ideological Control of the Working Class

6.6 Real Reforms and Decrease of the Exploitation Rate

6.7 The Advent of a Conventioned Capitalism

6.8 Neo-liberal Globalization and the Emerging Countries

7. Conclusion

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5.1 Historical Materialism as seen by Link

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