Hypothesis not supported

The scientific method is said to be applicable to Marxism. In reading the L2E of 3 May Marxism is a Science, I missed the “hypothesis”.

I was looking for a statement like “Marxism is a useful political philosophy beneficial to the people it serves”. I did a quick scan of the Manifesto but couldn’t find a succinct hypothesis there either.

From the Holocaust Encyclopedia:

“Communism is an economic and political philosophy grounded in the belief that societies are shaped by their economic systems. According to communism, capitalism creates social problems by dividing wealth unfairly between two classes of people.”

If we choose the above hypothesis as a strawman, we can proceed with the scientific method, looking for data that supports it. So what benefits does it provide?

In China, the government controls the economy and all aspects of society. Citizens are continuously monitored using video cameras and facial recognition software and accrue compliance-scoring in day-to-day activities, mightily oppressed.

During the Great Leap Forward, millions died. Today the CCP harvests organs from criminals and religious minorities for sale.

In the Soviet Union, Stalin murdered political opponents for 30 years and starved the Ukrainians over collectivization. Millions died.

In Venezuela, Chavez/ Maduro reduced a thriving petroleum-rich economy to hyper-inflation. Millions fled. Maduro is now looking for capital for public company development (AVP 15 May 22).

In Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, communists purged the population of freedom lovers; millions died or fled.

In Cuba, the Castro’s and elites suppressed the people for 60 years, re-distributing only poverty and invited the Soviets to position nuclear arms in the Western Hemisphere. No one reached their full potential. Many fled.

In North Korea, the population is isolated, suppressed, and under-fed, with Kim Jung-Un and elites overweight. Resources are wasted on armament.

Hypothesis is not supported.

Sam Kilanowski

Palmdale