Oppressors-oppressed distinction

Oppressors-oppressed distinction or dominant-dominated opposition, is an influential political argument. One of its first uses was by Hegel in his 1802 The German Constitution, in which he said that "The Catholics had been in the position of oppressors, and the Protestants of the oppressed." Its use by Karl Marx made it very influential, and it is often considered a fundamental element of Marxist analysis. The applications of it to some contexts, have led some to consider their simplicity suspicious or dubious. Many authors have reprised it and readapted it to other contexts, including Engels, Marx, Lenin, Gramsci, Simone Weil, Paulo Freire and others. It has been used in a variety of contexts, including bourgeoisie versus proletariat, imperialism versus self-determination, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and others.

Imperialism and self-determination

The theory of oppressor and oppressed nations has been part of Lenin's thought on imperialism, self-determination and criticisms of Social Democrats.

See also

  • Pedagogy of the Oppressed
  • Ideology of the 1979 Iranian Revolution

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