Jamie and Aaron are joined by teacher, writer, and researcher Jasper Bernes (@outsidadgitator) for further discussion of Marx's "Critique of the Gotha Program." What does Marx mean by "lower-stage communism" and how does it track with state socialism? The pitfalls of "equality." Troubleshooting labor vouchers. What kinds of domination pass the test of communism? And how does all this relate to Jasper's specialty, communization theory? (Don't worry, he'll be back for a full-on communization episode!)

"Critique of the Gotha Program":

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/

Jasper Bernes, "The Test of Communism":

https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/2021/03/12/the-test-of-communism/

Editing by Davey Mammal

Intro/outro: Everybody Hates Chris theme song

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