Dialectical Necessity as Amphetamine for the Masses

Marx, of course, conceives History as human-made, but, apparently, not in the same way that they manufacture goods.  For the former, but not clearly the latter, is governed by Dialectical Necessity, according to his concept.  Thus, for example, given inclement conditions, someone could build shelter, possibly a log cabin, possibly a tent, with the success of the result uncertain, e. g. the edifice might leak.  Similarly, given an oppressive, unjust, decadent society, a rebellion might ensue, with uncertain consequences, e. g. France in the late 18th-century.  In contrast, according to the Marxist concept of History, transitions from Class Conflict, to Class Consciousness, to Revolution, to Socialism, are each expressions of Dialectical Necessity.  But, that the immanence of that pattern in the course of events distinguishes it from traditional mystification, e. g. from the unfolding of a divine plan, does not suffice to prove that it is essential to the establishment of Socialism.  Accordingly, his thesis of Dialectical Necessity seems to function for him as an amphetamine for the masses.