Q. One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is

Explanation:

Gandhism

Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy emphasizes non-violence, truth, and individual and community self-reliance. Gandhi believed in a form of society where social functions are carried out without the need for a centralized state apparatus. His vision included a society organized around small, self-sufficient communities (Sarvodaya), operating on principles of trust, mutual aid, and non-violence. Gandhi’s idea of a stateless society is not explicitly articulated as an end goal in the same way as in Marxism, but his emphasis on decentralization and self-governance implies a minimal role for the state.

Marxism

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, on the other hand, theorized that the state is a tool for class oppression, existing to serve the interests of the ruling class. In their view, the state would become obsolete in the final stage of human society, communism, where class distinctions have been abolished, and the means of production are communally owned. The Marxist vision of a stateless society is one where the conditions that necessitate the state’s existence—class antagonisms and the need for coercion to maintain the status quo—have been eliminated.