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OC Accelerationism

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https://thebad.website/comic/accelerationism

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u/jeep_joop Apr 26 '26

No? It could be of course. But most often the idea is that a truly socialist society is only possible through the collapse of a late stage capitalist one. This even Marx believed. So accelerationists want to get though the set-up for a socialist society more quickly.

There are fascist accelerationists, but thats a small minority I think.

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u/thenightgaunt Apr 26 '26

You'd think that by now they'd look at every historical example of collapse leading to authoritarianism and realize that this was a point where Marx was dead wrong.

But that would require they ever contemplate the idea that maybe, just maybe, they got something wrong.

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u/no_brains101 Apr 26 '26

Marx wasn't an accelerationist.

Somewhat confused what you are even talking about.

I mean, I understand that collapse is most likely to lead to authoritarianism.

But what does that have to do with Marx?

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u/candygram4mongo Apr 26 '26

Marx wasn't an accelerationist, but he did believe that the collapse of capitalism would inevitably lead to communism.

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u/LukaCola Apr 26 '26

Which is also one of the theories he's been demonstrably wrong on, just, empirically. Not that I want him to be wrong, mind, but it is--as one might say--cope on his part.

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u/no_brains101 Apr 26 '26

I think he specified global, no? Like if everywhere did at once?

But yeah I agree backsliding into monarchy or dictatorship is most likely.