tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287999849939481621.post1691189362997706414..comments2023-10-29T04:03:59.255-07:00Comments on Leftwing Criminologist: Marx and Engels on Crime, the State and the Paris CommuneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287999849939481621.post-2258722199523352172008-02-13T03:21:00.000-08:002008-02-13T03:21:00.000-08:00"..these organs, at whose head is the state power,..."..these organs, at whose head is the state power, had in the course of time, in pursuance of their own special interests, transformed themselves from the servants of society into the masters of societyā€¯.<BR/><BR/> An excellent quote. <BR/> <BR/> In particular, concerning the functions of the judiciary,(and thus the penal syatem), one might also consider the literature of Kafka,(1883 - 1924), in his novel "The trial". <BR/> (Like Marx, Kafka was also Jewish, and German speaking, likewise, he had little interest in religion.)<BR/><BR/> Whereby the functions of the courts are exposed as a sham, a shallow means to feed judges, lawyers, court officials, jailers and politicians , all from the public purse.<BR/> Kafka exposes a world, where what really matters is not the crime or guilt of the accused, but that the powers of the courts are infinite and that all those accused, are automatically both guilty and of inferior character. <BR/> The theme exposed within the novel is not one of justice, but of maintaing the income of the judiciary and the unquestionable power of the state.landskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468667004994686779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287999849939481621.post-78562204480290453832008-02-12T12:05:00.000-08:002008-02-12T12:05:00.000-08:00thanks for adding me. I'm doing likewise.good post...thanks for adding me. I'm doing likewise.<BR/><BR/>good post. I'm actually new to the issue of Marxist Criminology, I've never thought of the change in the criminal justice system with Marxism.Nadia A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08703101945104328846noreply@blogger.com