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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Marxists would agree that few things apply universally, and they always consider the context, or “material conditions.” When liberals say Marxists are dogmatic, they’re showing their ignorance.

*It is quite wrong to take a formalist attitude and blindly carry out directives without discussing and examining them in the light of actual conditions […].*

[–] pleiades@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

I agree but isn't this off-topic to the comment you're replying to?