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Why Marxist-Haedoism?

There are many variants of Marxism that have been developed over the years. There is Marxist-Leninism, the foundational ideology of the Soviet Union, and there is Marxist-Trotskyism, the ideology developed by Trotsky. One has Marxist-Leninism-Maoism, the ideology developed by Mao, which in some circles was purified into simply Marxist-Maoism. And there are dozens of different versions; just about every single Communist movement has developed their own spin on the ideology first pioneered by Karl Marx.

Because of this, we are immediately presented with a question: why Marxist-Haedoism? Why introduce another ideology into the great sea of Marxism? The answer is quite simple—the very same one that will be given by all the other ideologies—is the following: It is an improvement on the old, and it is the way that should be followed if we are to achieve the liberation of the proletariat from the shackles of the bourgeoisie and, in the future, establish the Communist society.

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