Socialism requires the material transformation of human beings, not merely of production
Evidence
The revolution ends all that; the source of human dignity, it is preparing humanity, through its transformation in the revolution, for the construction of socialism. Without this transformation there will be no material base for the building of socialism. I say material advisedly since it is not only the means of production which are material, but also the accumulated experience in the heads, hearts, and hands of men. — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 35
Categorization
- DEFINE: Widens ‘material base’ to include accumulated human experience, a distinctive materialist claim.
- XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in how the colonial condition beyond economics, into subjectivity, shapes outcomes. — connects to: Socialism requires a transforming revolution because human experience is material.; Socialism in India cannot succeed without first solving social reform.; Revolution fundamentally pursues human dignity rather than mere material survival — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 33 (+2 more)