Marxism

noun

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as in Leninism

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Recent Examples of Marxism And Marxism, communism and socialism were all, to those on the right, part of that same soup. — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025 With Marxism tainted by its aggressive materialism, and mere democratic socialism so mere, anarchism could be imagined as a series of defiant spiritual acts. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 Her friends vaguely discuss gentrification and Marxism. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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  1. Stalinism
  2. collectivism
  3. liberalism
Noun
  • This critique involved not just intellectuals on the left, but also famous American realists who played a key part in rallying U.S. liberal opinion to resist Nazism and Stalinism.
    — Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Again, Breaking With Trump Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in FTX Case, Should Receive Lenient Sentence, Prosecutors Signal Trumpism, Stalinism and the Tariff Debate An 8-Year-Old Ohio Girl Takes a Solo Drive to Target in Family’s SUV Trump and Other Presidents Embrace Golf.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of Stalinism
Noun
  • In emphasizing the importance of the group, Volkov is in line with Soviet propaganda and thought, where stories of friendship were used to promote unity and collectivism.
    — Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In summary, Chinese culture strongly influences workers in manufacturing, fostering values of respect for authority, dedication, and collectivism while also contributing to long working hours and a focus on family and societal obligations.
    — Dave Evans, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of collectivism
Noun
  • Dugin sees a dichotomy between liberalism and its enemies that goes back to antiquity.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Cracks appeared in the sixties, Dunkelman thinks, as liberalism started to reflect the baby boomers’ distrust of the establishment.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of liberalism

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