Excellence and Entitlement

 There is a growing sense of entitlement worldwide, expressly because of Marxist rhetoric. Terry Eagleton says “Communism, precisely because everyone would be encouraged to develop their individual talents, would be a great deal more diffuse, diverse and unpredictable” this is simply speculative and a projection of Eagleton’s belief system around the nature of what would be a society of excellence. The world has witnessed the murder of millions in the Stalinist regime, and there are other examples of such persecution and murder in communist countries throughout history. The Great Depression led to a rush of revolutions.  In the years that followed, supposed middle-class rule was plagued with instability.  Needless to say, there were still struggles for freedom from the communist-authoritarian rule.

Eagleton’s speech-acts encourage an entitlement mentality.  Eagleton also says, “In class society, the free self-development of the few is bought at the cost of the shackling of the many, who then come to share much the same monotonous narrative” This promise of hope in the face of tumultuous times, these days, lead to a strong sense of dependence on government to bail people out.

What is found in communism is not excellence but rather entitlement and dependence of the citizens on whatever regime takes charge in those societies. This dependence leads to a lack of motivation and, therefore, poor production of aesthetic or needed materials for the single-class society.  In other words, this leads to mediocrity which is unfair.  The other thing to note is that there is never a classless society anywhere.  There are always hierarchies, just, for example, patriarchy or the domination of womxn by men. Other hierarchies develop, and a ruling class or authoritarian rule comes into place; these regimes are typically not benevolent and squelch creativity, freedom, and productivity. The result is mediocrity; without competition, there is no excellence.  In conclusion, entitlement does not lead to excellence.  Read BF Skinner’s Walden Two to get an idea about motivation in a communistic system or society.

For that matter, why do communist governments participate in the free world market?  Go figure! 

Comments

Charlie Ross said…
Thanks for keeping up with all this Chris. I have been dealing with Marxism all my life and am tired from it. Marxism is a Zombie, theory, intellectually discredited and empirically impractical, but we haven't been able to get the stake through its heart to kill it. For me, Marxism has two fundamental flaws. First, it can never be shown to be false since any data or arguments undermining its claims can be laid off to "false consciousness' on the part of the critic, the person does not truly comprehend their class status. Second, is the idea of "nightmare Marxism." This was developed fully by the late Alvin Gouldner in his Trilogy "the Dark Side of the Dialectic" in the 1970s, especially in "The Future of Intellectuals and the Rise of the New Class" and "The Two Marxisms." Classic Marxism assumes the dictatorship of the proletariat and the withering away of the state since the state is superstructure supporting the ruling class and will wither away when classes are abolished. But what if the state doesn't wither away? What if the state is not superstructure but an independent entity to itself? Then by concentrating all social, economic, and political power in the hands of the party a Nightmare Marxism is created rather than Liberation Marxism. And of course, all actual Marxist states have turned into Nightmare Marxist police states. However, theoretical criticism and empirical data have little effect on Marxists.
22 July 2022 at 12:49
Anonymous said…
Charlie, I have a thought. Everything you've said is accurate, but the real factor is there and is truly an evil force out to do us in. Simply put, I am sure.
22 July 2022 at 15:08
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