In other words, Engels’ concept of social murders is alive and well—not through factory smog, but through stagnant wages, lack of affordable housing, gutted regulatory protections, denial of healthcare, indiscriminate tariffs, and the intentional suppression of voting rights. These avoidable tragedies, including deaths, are the foreseeable outcomes of systemic social, political, and economic oppression. If the government and capitalist policies are not addressed, the consequences are as lethal as any direct act of violence.