False consciousness is the Marxist version of the cave. It is that shadowy realm of falsehood and deceit by which the bourgeoisie maintain their power by pretending that it is founded in nature (as Aristotle would say) when in fact it is a rigged game. False consciousness comforts the ignorant and assuages the guilt of the guilty. It helps to keep reality at arm’s length.
Lol that marx lived in engla nd fdreely while hatkng it and saying tjey english bourgeois was in the cavs
