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The Memory of Class Hatred: Historical Consciousness, Not Blind Rage

class hatred is the historical consciousness developed by the oppressed against the social order that produces the relations of exploitation.

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Class hatred is not blind rage;
It is the clearest memory that history has left to the oppressed.
This hatred is not against individuals, but against the system.
And man cannot be liberated until that order is destroyed. 

Class hatred is the historical consciousness developed by the oppressed against the social order that produces the relations of exploitation. This consciousness is not the result of instant reactions, but of experiences accumulated through historical processes, repressed struggles and invisible labor.

NOT ANGER, BUT MEMORY: THE ACCOUNT OF THE OPPRESSED WITH THE ORDER!

Crises, conflicts and social tensions in the world today are often explained with a single word: Anger. However, this explanation does nothing but cover up the reality. What the oppressed feel is not simple anger; it is a deeper, more rooted and historical phenomenon. It is called CLASS HATRED, and this hatred is not the product of individual outbursts, but of a social memory accumulated over centuries.

A REACTION AGAINST THE SYSTEM, NOT AGAINST INDIVIDUALS!

The dominant discourse, consciously or unconsciously, reduces the reaction of the oppressed to individuals. A boss, a politician, an administrator is targeted; the problem is presented as if it were the existence of a few malicious people. But class hatred rejects precisely this illusion. It does not target individuals, but the social structure that makes these individuals possible. Because individuals may change, but as long as the order remains the same, exploitation and inequality will continue.

*Any criticism reduced to individuals renders the order invisible.

THERE IS NO STRUGGLE WITHOUT HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND MEMORY!

The real power of class hatred comes from its memory. This memory is the sum total of rights lost, rebellions suppressed, labor rendered invisible. It is a history written in factories, fields, streets, strikes, resistances and suppressed social movements. Even if it is not recorded in official records, it continues to live on in social memory.

Without memory, the struggle loses its direction; anger wanders, the goal becomes blurred.
If there is memory, the struggle gains consciousness and proceeds in a historical direction, not randomly.

BLIND VIOLENCE OR CONSCIOUS TRANSFORMATION?

Class hatred is often consciously equated with “blind violence”. This is no coincidence either. Because a conscious demand for transformation is one of the greatest threats to the existing order. However, class hatred is as constructive as it is destructive. Its aim is not to create chaos; it is to eliminate the structures that alienate human from human. Destruction is not a goal here; it is a necessary stage of liberation.

WHY DOES LIBERATION REQUIRE COMING TO TERMS WITH THE ORDER?

Narratives of individual freedom often render structural problems invisible. People are told to “change their lives”, but the relations of production and social boundaries that determine that life are not questioned. However, human beings are limited to the framework set by the order in which they live. Every field from education to work, from health to housing is determined by this structure.

Therefore, without the destruction of the order, freedom remains only a promise.

A CONSCIOUSNESS DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE!

This is not just an academic discussion; it is the reality of those who live it in everyday life. Because the real bearer of this memory is the people.

Class hatred is not an emotion to be suppressed;
It is the compass of liberation when directed towards the right target.

Forgetting is in the interest of the rulers.
Remembering is the most powerful power of the oppressed.

And that's exactly why it's an issue:
It is not anger; it is memory.
It is not blindness; it is consciousness.
It is not personal showdowns; it is a confrontation with the order.

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