Question

How do Communism and Maoism differ between the philosophy's goal, who it appeals to and if it is a nationalist philosophy or not, and how does it differ with how the philosophy feels about the west?

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Marxist Communism main difference with Maoism is the source of the revolution and its extent. In Marxist-Communism the proletariat revolution starts in the cities and industrial areas, trying to achieve control over the means of production. In Maoism, the revolution starts in rural areas and does not require an advanced industry to happen.  

The difference is historically important, according to Marx, the proletarian revolution arises inevitably from the class struggle between the Capitalist and the Proletariat. For Marxist-Communism, the revolution emerges from a crisis of advanced capitalism. In Maoism, the revolution can emerge before there is any kind of advanced capitalism.

Marxist-Communism is much more based on historical materialism or the understanding of history and society through the economy. Maoism rejects some of the dogmas of historical materialism.

 

In a sense, Maoism is more nationalistic because it emerged from practice in the specific conditions of China. It also has a different relationship with the west because it rejects, in principle, industrial development and capitalism as a necessary stage.  

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