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Is free trade a path to universal prosperity, or merely freedom for capital to exploit?
In this piercing and provocative speech, delivered in 1848 on the eve of revolutionary upheavals across Europe, Karl Marx turns his critical gaze on one of the most sacred doctrines of the capitalist class. He dismantles the arguments of the free-trade liberals, exposing their lofty rhetoric of "liberty" as a veil for a system that intensifies competition among workers and deepens their poverty.
Yet, in a stunning and dialectical move, Marx does not side with the protectionists. Instead, he arrives at a shocking conclusion: the revolutionary should be in favor of free trade. Why? Because, by stripping away all national barriers and accelerating the class struggle to its breaking point, free trade does not stabilize society—it hastens its revolutionary collapse.
More than a historical document, "On the Question of Free Trade" is a masterclass in critical analysis that remains fiercely relevant in our age of globalization. It is an essential key to understanding Marx’s thought and a powerful reminder that the most "progressive" economic policies can have the most radical consequences.
A foundational text for understanding the revolutionary critique of capitalism.
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1By Marx for Cactus:
2ON THE QUESTION OF FREE TRADE
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