Think about the excessive marketing of commodities that we encounter everywhere - on TV, the internet, social media, radio, etc. a. Is that excessive marketing of commodities a means of domination? b. How would Marx analyze the scenario?

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Think about the excessive marketing of commodities that we encounter everywhere - on TV, the internet, social media, radio, etc. a. Is that excessive marketing of commodities a means of domination? b. How would Marx analyze the scenario?
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Karl Marx was a German philosopher born on 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883 who was a politician, economist, historian, sociologist, and social revolutionist. His theory of class struggle looks into how one class the capitalists dominates the working class in society. Marx wrote the famous book 'The Communist Manifesto' and the 'Das Capital' which focused on Marxism. In this answer, we are looking to relate his theory to the marketing of commodities in the form of TV, the internet, social media, radio, etc. which is popularly done throughout the globe in the current times.

 

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