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Dialectical &<br />
H<strong>is</strong>torical Material<strong>is</strong>m<br />
As part of their socialization within class society, workers are<br />
encouraged to believe that individual self-interest <strong>is</strong> the foundation<br />
of human nature and survival. If th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> true, <strong>all</strong> of human<br />
h<strong>is</strong>tory has been a struggle driven <strong>by</strong> greed. Workers are<br />
told that society cannot be changed because of “natural” human<br />
greed. Workers are given the option of either giving in to that<br />
greed or using religion or mystic<strong>is</strong>m to “r<strong>is</strong>e above the material<br />
world.”<br />
Neither of those options provides a real<strong>is</strong>tic alternative or<br />
solution to the problems presented <strong>by</strong> class society. Marx<strong>is</strong>ts<br />
understand that society has not always been driven <strong>by</strong> individual<br />
self-interest and greed, that greed <strong>is</strong> not a part of human<br />
nature, and that society can be changed for the better. All<br />
of th<strong>is</strong> can be demonstrated <strong>by</strong> using dialectical material<strong>is</strong>m,<br />
a scientific method of thinking to evaluate the world in which<br />
humans live.<br />
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