Not if you've read it. And understand it.
Why do you think scholars similarly credentialed could not agree on all the precepts of Marxist theory? Marx's theory succumbed to pluralism just as most theories do. Understanding depends on interpretation...
Perhaps your perspective leads you to believe that Socialism is a branch of Marxism. It's not.
Marxism is a branch of Socialism. Ponder the axiomatic implications of that. Socialism
can be defined beyond the boundaries of Marxist theory in many permutations.
Marx defined it for the industrial age thru his critique of the capitalist system. He showed why capitalism would fail to bring about the ideals encapsulated in the French Revolution.
I would agree with that. But emerging European states, borrowing parts of Marx's theory, were not bound by all the dogma of Marx in tailoring their own brand of Socialism. Christian nations were not going to turn atheist to adhere to Marxism but they could apply some of his social ideas in forming state governance. Capitalism was not abandoned either. IT too had a special place in the Euro- socialist milieu. Indeed, as i posited earlier, Marxist theory succumbed to pluralism.
As a result, Marxist disciples might reach contradictory conclusions from each other.
Thru his critique of capitalism he showed the inherent flaws in the system that would be the cause of perpetual antagonisms. And he showed how to solve them through a system of socialism.
His opinion was theoretical and subject to tweeking and interpretation.
What you call socialism doesn't do away with the antagonisms. One group is beholden to another for welfare. One group feels inferior, the other feels robbed. For this reason you give Socialism a bad name. Wealth
You are describing a dynamic associated with capitalism. That gives Capitalists a bad name, not socialists. The socio-economic scene you just described is the catalyst that birthed Marxism. Socialism, in measured dosage infused with Capitalism, has kept
revolutions down in the West.
Government control of economic processes does nothing as long as those with the means to control government exist. Unending conflict is the result of what you are calling socialism.
But the unending conflict is caused by Capitalism...according to Marx. Why do you insist that it's caused by Socialism? I fear that it is you who is demonstrating a lack of understanding. And I am not...let me repeat..NOT calling that Socialism... you are.
You left the word classless out of your original post. And when I brought that oversight to your attention you emphatically told me you meant stateless only. So..no...you did not say "classless and stateless."