34279 Y67 Capitalists in countries such as Britain
Q&@
AND FRANCE
STROVE TO BETTER
THE LOT OF THE WORKERS,
STRENTHEN THEIR NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS
& INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE POLITICAL SYSTEM?
Consequently when workers began voting in elections and Labour
gained power in one country after another, the capitalists could still sleep soundly in their beds...
As a result, Marx's predictions came to naught. Communist revolutions never engulfed the leading industrial
Powers such Britain, France & the USA, and the dictatorship of the proletariat was consigned to the dustbin of
history? This is the paradox of historical knowledge! Knowledge that does not change behaviour is useless. But
Knowledge that changes behaviour quickly loses its relevance. The more data we have and the better we under-
stand history, the faster history alters its course, and the faster our knowledge becomes outdated. Centuries ago
Human Knowledge increased slowly, so politics & economics changed at a leisurely pace too! Today our knowledge
is increasing at breakneck speed, and theoretically we should understand the world better and better? But the very
Opposite is happening! Our new-found knowledge leads to faster economic, social & political changes; in an attempt
to understand what is happening, we accelerate the accumulation of knowledge, which leads only to faster & greater
upheavals. Consequently we are less and less able to make sense of the present or forecast the future. In 1016 it was
relatively easy to predict how Europe would look in 1050. Sure, dynasties might fall, unknown raiders might invade,
& natural disasters might strike; yet it was clear that in 1050 Europe would still be ruled by kings and priests, that it
would be an agricultural society, that most of its inhabitants would be peasants, & that it would continue to suffer
very greatly from all kinds of famines, plagues & wars?! In contrast, in 2016 we have absolutely no idea
how our Europe will look in 2050. We cannot say what kind of political system it will have,
how its job market is going to be structured, or even
what kind of bodies its
inhabitants will
possess!?
AND FRANCE
STROVE TO BETTER
THE LOT OF THE WORKERS,
STRENTHEN THEIR NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS
& INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE POLITICAL SYSTEM?
Consequently when workers began voting in elections and Labour
gained power in one country after another, the capitalists could still sleep soundly in their beds...
As a result, Marx's predictions came to naught. Communist revolutions never engulfed the leading industrial
Powers such Britain, France & the USA, and the dictatorship of the proletariat was consigned to the dustbin of
history? This is the paradox of historical knowledge! Knowledge that does not change behaviour is useless. But
Knowledge that changes behaviour quickly loses its relevance. The more data we have and the better we under-
stand history, the faster history alters its course, and the faster our knowledge becomes outdated. Centuries ago
Human Knowledge increased slowly, so politics & economics changed at a leisurely pace too! Today our knowledge
is increasing at breakneck speed, and theoretically we should understand the world better and better? But the very
Opposite is happening! Our new-found knowledge leads to faster economic, social & political changes; in an attempt
to understand what is happening, we accelerate the accumulation of knowledge, which leads only to faster & greater
upheavals. Consequently we are less and less able to make sense of the present or forecast the future. In 1016 it was
relatively easy to predict how Europe would look in 1050. Sure, dynasties might fall, unknown raiders might invade,
& natural disasters might strike; yet it was clear that in 1050 Europe would still be ruled by kings and priests, that it
would be an agricultural society, that most of its inhabitants would be peasants, & that it would continue to suffer
very greatly from all kinds of famines, plagues & wars?! In contrast, in 2016 we have absolutely no idea
how our Europe will look in 2050. We cannot say what kind of political system it will have,
how its job market is going to be structured, or even
what kind of bodies its
inhabitants will
possess!?
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