Marxism, I, We

Contrary to common reputation, Marxism is not based on the premise of a prehistorical property-less Eden.  Instead, whether or not Marx recognizes it as such, it is 'Each is entitled to the fruits of their labor', that he implicitly treats as an a-historical principle, though one with actual exemplifications, e. g. the nomadic craftsperson who directly barters self-produced wares to acquire other goods.  But, what is historical about the principle is that, according to the doctrine, it catalyzes, under conditions of Capitalist industrial mass production, the unprecedented emergence of Class Consciousness.  The historical novelty of the latter is that it consists in a 'We', the awareness of which is impossible in any preceding social organization, e. g. Capitalism can never be conceived as more than an aggregate of 'I's.  So, perhaps the fundamental Moral significance of Marxism is its promotion of the development from I to We.