Rosa Luxemburg

• what kind of socialist is Rosa Luxemburg?

  revolutionary / Marxist
• what is Luxemburg’s view on human nature?

  • the damage inflicted by capitalism upon the human psyche will only be made worse by revolution
  • Human nature must be guided back to its original cooperative condition
• what is Luxemburg’s view on the state?

  the existing capitalist state must be seized by revolution but one arising from strike action

  • new state should be a genuine democracy with free speech and free elections
• what is Luxemburg’s view on society?

  the poverty and inequalities of capitalist society continue to depress human potential whilst fostering regressive competition
• what is Luxemburg’s view on the economy?

  capitalism is more resilient than Marx predicted.

  • must be replaced with an economy based on worker’s control