The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The revolution is framed as rule by the oppressed over those who exploit them.
- In plain terms
- The exploited rule the exploiters.
- What can you take from it?
- Revolution flips power from oppressor to oppressed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who holds power in society?
- Is this a fair description of rule?
Another view
It frames power as solely binary between classes.
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