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==Background==

==Background==

The early leaders of Critical theory re-located to America and after living here and seeing it first hand, quickly began to realize the flaws of Marx's thinking.  They were honest with themselves about what they saw first hand, that Marx's ideas are incorrect and that [[Capitalism]] does indeed work.  Recognizing this, they realized that in order to affect change within the system, any flaw real or perceived must be amplified to create a sense of misery.  Horkheimer said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBaY09Qi-w0 Critical Theory]</ref>

The early leaders of Critical theory re-located to America and after living here and seeing it first hand, quickly began to realize the flaws of Marx's thinking.  They were honest with themselves about what they saw first hand, that Marx's ideas are incorrect and that [[Capitalism]] does indeed work.  Recognizing this, they realized that in order to affect change within the system, any flaw real or perceived must be amplified to create a sense of misery.  Horkheimer said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBaY09Qi-w0 Max Horkheimer on Critical Theory]</ref>

<blockquote>This sociology went beyond the critical theory of society conceived by Marx in order to reflect reality more adequately. One point is very important. For Marx had the ideal of a society of free human beings. He believed that this capitalist society would necessarily have to be overcome by the solidarity spelled by the increasing immiseration of the working class. <b>This idea is wrong. This society in which we live does not immiserate the workers but helps them to build a better life. And apart from that. Marx did not see that freedom and justice are dialectical concepts.</b> The more freedom, the less justice and the more justice, the less freedom. The critical theory which I concieved later is based on the idea that one cannot determine, what is good, what a good, a free society would look like from within the society which we live in. We lack the means. But in our work we can bring up the negative aspects of this society, which we want to change.</blockquote>

<blockquote>This sociology went beyond the critical theory of society conceived by Marx in order to reflect reality more adequately. One point is very important. For Marx had the ideal of a society of free human beings. He believed that this capitalist society would necessarily have to be overcome by the solidarity spelled by the increasing immiseration of the working class. <b>This idea is wrong. This society in which we live does not immiserate the workers but helps them to build a better life. And apart from that. Marx did not see that freedom and justice are dialectical concepts.</b> The more freedom, the less justice and the more justice, the less freedom. The critical theory which I concieved later is based on the idea that one cannot determine, what is good, what a good, a free society would look like from within the society which we live in. We lack the means. But in our work we can bring up the negative aspects of this society, which we want to change.</blockquote>