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[86] JT: Marx's assertion that labor is the only source of use-values is
pro-capitalist and anti-worker because it emphasizes the importance of
the laborer as the only source of use-value. At the same time, it
does not emphasize other factors such as the means of production and
nature and the role they play. The result of this illusion is that a
laborer believes that working hard will make him successful, not
realizing that the capitalist is behind the scenes exploiting the
worker. The capitalist will seemingly build the laborer up while
downplaying his own role so as to make the laborers believe that they
are in a better situation than they really are. The laborers
ultimately do all the labor, but the capitalist controls the means of
production. Because of this, the capitalist will have the control and
will continue to exploit the laborer. |
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