ROSA LUXEMBURG

Question 1

What did Luxemburg argue capitalism promoted?

Answer 1

Exploitation

Question 2

What was Luxemburg’s view of capitalism and human nature?

Answer 2

They were at odds with humanity’s natural, fraternal instincts

Question 3

What did she originally think would only create real change?

Answer 3

Revolution

Question 4

What is Luxemburg’s key work?

Answer 4

‘Social Reform Or Revolution’ (1900)

Question 5

Which view of Lenin’s did Luxemburg reject?

Answer 5

That revolution could only occur through planning and leadership of a vanguard elite

Question 6

after the gradual introduction of class consciousness to the proletariat, what sort of revolution did Luxemburg want?

Answer 6

A ‘spontaneously’ occurring revolution

Question 7

What Marxist-Leninist idea about revolution did Luxemburg reject?

Answer 7

A dictatorship of the proletariat

Question 8

What did Luxemburg suggest to happen to the government and the power in control after revolution?

Answer 8

A new democracy, underpinned by common ownership and open debate and elections

Question 9

Luxemburg was against Lenin’s idea of socialist nationalism and agreed with Marx on what globalist idea?

Answer 9

Internationalism

Question 10

What was Luxemburg against in 1914 that made her leave the social democrat party of Germany?

Answer 10

The German war effort in WW1, as she thought that WW1 was the rich and powerful being greedy and trying to get more

Question 11

What party did Luxemburg set up after WW1, which contested in elections?

Answer 11

German Communist Party (KPD)

Question 12

Why did Luxemburg later argue that socialist and communist should contest in elections?

Answer 12

Because it’s easier for communists to convey the case for revolution to proletariat voters. Aka helps get the message out

Question 13

what type of socialist was luxemburg

Answer 13

Marxist-leninist —– Fundamental socialism

Question 14

Luxemburgs view of human nature

Answer 14

Human nature has not been damaged to the extent marx said. Fraternity and altruism still flourish in working-class communities punished by capitalist economics

Question 15

luxemburgs view of society

Answer 15

Capitalist society is class-ridden and morally indefensible, yet alternative societies, or sub-cultures, exist within downtrodden proletarian communities

Question 16

Luxemburgs view of the economy

Answer 16

Capitalism is more resilient than marx allowed. Its necessary destruction and replacement by an economy based on workers control, will require determination and solidarity among the proletariat

Question 17

Luxemburgs view of the state

Answer 17

The existing state must be destroyed by revolution, but one arising from strike action. The replacement state should be a genuine democracy, complete with free speech and free elections