Marxism holds that capitalism may end in barbarism rather than communism

Evidence

The savage destruction of Baghdad in 1991, the worst since the Mongols sacked that city in the thirteenth century, was the gift of this global perestroika making one recall Marx once more. As he famously put it in his correspondence on the Gotha Programme: capitalism does not lead necessarily to socialism, it may lead just as inexorably towards barbarism. — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 354 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Marxism holds that capitalism’s collapse could end in barbarism, not only communism. — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism: A Marxist…, 161; Capitalism may lead to barbarism rather than socialism — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory: Nations, Classes, Literatures, 354; A degraded working class can turn equally to fascism or communism — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1373 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Capitalism may lead to barbarism rather than socialism #corroborates (0.95) — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 354