by Predmetsky Rosenborg Marx advocated capitalism as a necessary prerequisite to

by Predmetsky Rosenborg

Marx advocated capitalism as a necessary prerequisite to socialism because it would destroy national solidarity as a means of setting the stage for international working class solidarity. As far back as Bakunin, you see him arguing that “communism” would consist of an avowedly marxist elite deciding they like capitalism after all and keeping the money for themselves.

Props to Scott De Warren for pointing this out earlier