Fundamentals of Marxism It's quite natural and expected to have many questions about socialism and the role of a socialist party. We've written a series of articles on the fundamentals of Marxism, which we hope can help answer some of your basic questions. If your question is not covered in this series, you can submit your question by clicking here.  We welcome all inquiries about our Party's positions, the philosophy of Marxism, the history of socialist movements, etc.      What is the capitalist class? What is capitalism? What is surplus value?  What is the working class?  What is the state?  What is class struggle?  What is a revolution?  What is socialism?  What is imperialism?  What is national oppression?  Is women's oppression inevitable?  What is dialectical materialism?  What is alienation?  What is democracy?

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