The end of Marxism

The end of Marxism!? A question about the meaning of thought, its emergence, and the course of life. And a question about our approach as Arabs in dealing with thought. Thought is a doctrine or a school of thought that does not come from nothing nor pass into nothing; it has its reasons, determinants, roots, course, and transformations, as evidenced by reality... And every doctrine or school of thought is a wave in a turbulent sea, impossible to stand at its beginning or end at its conclusion. The alignment of thought with reality, or rather the dialectic of thought and reality, is a human problem throughout time. Marxism is the radical tributary of enlightenment, a philosophy of confrontation, and represents a civilizational achievement dependent on time and place. Marx's texts are polemical battles with the forces and philosophies of his era. The flaw in applying Marxism is that it was raised by owners of literal, textual cultures who believe in absolutes. Shukri Jalal attempts to reveal what is left unspoken in the transformation of a radical dialectical approach into a rigid doctrinal text, as well as what is left unspoken regarding the fall of liberalism alongside the fall of Western enlightenment. The urgent challenge now is to change toward a society safe from hunger and fear, rational in approach and path, with individual freedom as its cornerstone.