Summary Of The Communist Manifesto By Karl Marx
In Marx’s sociology in The discovery of Sociology, he proposes that the only mechanical force behind capitalism is through exploitation. He made clear the division in society between the Bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Overviewing what capitalism was in the 19th century, one would see that it was flawed in many ways. The system only seemed befitting for the bourgeoisies leaving out the proletariat. Instead of the working class moving up in society, they rather were suppressed and confined in that same class level never to elevate. The polarization of social classes was heightened by capitalisms and its forces. Upon answering the question above I came across a particular quote in Marx’s book The Communist Manifesto, “Its fall and the victory
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The underlying problem in the system of polarization according to Marx, was the empowerment of the bourgeoisie and the demise of the proletariat. In correlation in our society today capitalisms would only be democratic for the for the bourgeoisie an example can be seen in a worker fearing to criticize their employer due to fear of being terminated. For Marx, if the proletariat were to gain the means of production then society would reach an equilibrium in terms of social relations in the workforce. However, this idea was not believed to be reached unless a revolt took place. The ultimate goal of Marx a system in which ownership production would disburse revenue equally to the various members of society. This idea was the onset of communism. In chapter 4 of his work The Communist Manifesto along with co-author Engels Marx stated that “The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains” indicating dire need for change that would be in their best …show more content…
My understanding is that he viewed the actions and the divide in society merely on what history normalized in their laws. I observe Marx’s idea of communism was the bases of modern day however, he did not believe in creating a utopia. In this day and age with our new technology and revised theories its clear to me that revolt would not have been the best idea in terms of acquiring change in society such as Marx believed. Although in many countries such as Africa, we see that change is believed by them to be the only way to receive
The underlying problem in the system of polarization according to Marx, was the empowerment of the bourgeoisie and the demise of the proletariat. In correlation in our society today capitalisms would only be democratic for the for the bourgeoisie an example can be seen in a worker fearing to criticize their employer due to fear of being terminated. For Marx, if the proletariat were to gain the means of production then society would reach an equilibrium in terms of social relations in the workforce. However, this idea was not believed to be reached unless a revolt took place. The ultimate goal of Marx a system in which ownership production would disburse revenue equally to the various members of society. This idea was the onset of communism. In chapter 4 of his work The Communist Manifesto along with co-author Engels Marx stated that “The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains” indicating dire need for change that would be in their best …show more content…
My understanding is that he viewed the actions and the divide in society merely on what history normalized in their laws. I observe Marx’s idea of communism was the bases of modern day however, he did not believe in creating a utopia. In this day and age with our new technology and revised theories its clear to me that revolt would not have been the best idea in terms of acquiring change in society such as Marx believed. Although in many countries such as Africa, we see that change is believed by them to be the only way to receive