Deconstructional and Constructional Dimensions of Marxist Ideology

There are two dimensions in Marxist ideology. One of them is a deconstructional dimension,referring to ruthlessly criticism on various schools of idealism and the ideologies of exploiting class. Marx's analysis and exposition of the variety of discourse strategies by which ideology tries to obscure the nature of economy and society becomes the centre of his criticism. The other is a constructional dimension,which means that economic basis,superstructure and ideology should all be considered as the basic conceptual tools to understanding the development and transformation of social history. In the materialist views of history and its basic principles established by Marx,ideology is an indispensable category. Therefore,when applying Marxist ideology to guide the socialist revolution and construction,we must maintain a necessary tension between these two dimensions.