the_dunk_tank

Where did I ever say communists shouldn't advocate for social programs? I'm not disparaging or abandoning anyone. Of course Marxists should organize and agitate for these programs, but they should do so because they are a human right and in our material class interests and not because of fabricated MMT nonsense. Ideally they should be planned and administered for free, regardless of any costs or monetary policy. If capitalism reaches crisis because it's unable to sustain all the social programs we need, we should take that time to push past the contradictions of capitalism and force through the programs anyway. Basically, MMT lies and obscures class conflict whereas Marxism prepares us for it. One says we can have our cake and eat it too (class peace and proletarian class interests fulfilled), and one tells the truth that the cake will be gone (it will require class war to fulfill proletarian interests).

One, when confronted with economic crisis like the social democrats of Greece in recent years, will balk and buckle. The MMTers will be left flabbergasted and confused by rampant inflation and economic sabotage by the bourgies. The Marxists will be prepared for it and be ready to stomp on their little throats to force what needs to be forced, regardless of what the line was supposed to do within capitalist logic. MMT are stuck inside capitalism and cannot break out of it.

It's my opinion that western nations cannot support all the necessary social programs for its people without imperialist superprofits, and that inability should be confronted directly - ie, we shouldn't lie to everyone and say that there's a magic way we can be both capitalist and have all the things we want! We need to be direct, and be clear that the things we want are not possible in the current arrangement of things so the current arrangement must change.