Horkheimer held state capitalism could persist without racism and parody classless society

Evidence

Horkheimer thought state capitalism was not a regression but an intensification of forces', which would be able to exist without racism’. … Horkheimer’s view that state capitalism sometimes seemed to be a parody of classless society corresponded to the philosophical motif of approaching the truth through its negation. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1158

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Horkheimer feared state capitalism could replace socialism as the successor to capitalism — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1158; For Horkheimer socialism depends on trained human action, not immanent historical logic — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 195

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer feared state capitalism could replace socialism as the successor to capitalism #expands (0.90) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1158
• For Horkheimer socialism depends on trained human action, not immanent historical logic #complicates (0.75) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 195