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Watch to find out what communism meant to Marx.
script + sources: https://anarchozoe.com/2025/07/29/what-is-communism/
0:00 intro
8:46 self-direction and human development
15:36 stateless classless society
21:23 collective ownership and control
26:41 planning
39:02 distribution according to need
57:09 the division of labour
1:04:35 conclusion
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