marxist criminologists argue that most political crime arises from the efforts of the state to reproduce the structures of inequality: racism, sexism, ethnic preference as well as class advantages. thus, states will protect property rights and reduce the rights of trade unions to represent the interests of the poor. even war could be grounded in the problems of local capitalists in wealthy countries in the effort to move raw materials, profits and jobs in a globalised political economy, and opposing such a war will be a political crime. marxists do not dispute that, for a society to function efficiently, social order is necessary. but they consider that, in all societies, one class, usually characterised as the "ruling class", gains far more than other classes. marxists agree with functionalists that socialisation plays a crucial role in promoting conformity and order. however, unlike the latter, they are highly critical of the ideas, values and norms of "capitalist ideology". modern marxists point to education and the media as socialising agencies, which delude or "mystify" the working class into conforming to a social order, which works against its real interests. thus, all controls which directly or indirectly explit the criminal law to control access to the discourses are political crimes.