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Communist Manifesto

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Looking back at these two works written in the mid to late 19th century, it has become clear the benefits and detrimental aspects of the opinions of the writers. They both had an impact throughout history, including the 21st century. In 1848 when Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the first edition of the book that would define their worldview, they saw an issue with the fragmentation of the communist beliefs and the Congress commissioned them to put the beliefs of the communists into a clear document to demonstrate what they stood for. Many of their ideas are now outdated, and some countries have implemented these ideas in current society with unsuccessful results. Marx advocates the violent overthrow of governments to equalize the people …show more content…

Marx makes the statement that the owners of the large corporations overpower many people who live in the middle-class and force the middle-class people into lower income brackets. The wealth gap is increasing throughout the world, and many corporations have undercut the financial stability of the middle-class workers when instability of the markets occurs. Often the labourers and the modern day bourgeoisie are in conflict with each other, with demands for increased production and increased wages thrown around. The conflict along with a current mentality of increasing production and industrialization mirrors Marx’s fears of society. The most controversial statement made by Marx is that in the bourgeoisie society, those who work do not have the opportunity to improve, while those who do not work will gain riches and improve on life. The common abuse of the government assistance shows this, whether by seniors pension or through unemployment insurance. Those who abuse the system are in need of assistance and are not working, but ignore certain restrictions and qualifications to utilize the government help. The foundation of the beliefs of Marx is also quite prevalent in the current society. This foundation is the denial of morality or eternal truth ever existing, found in the post-modernistic worldview of …show more content…

Kuyper had a few statements that society has shown to be problematic today. Kuyper advocates for justice to be the only focus of the government, while many case studies around the world show advantageous benefits to have government involvement in more areas. In some countries, the government creates a public company to create competition for the private organizations. The standardization of health and education allows a nation-state to stay unified and improve with unity. Kuyper also states that the poor are not always a part of the human society, contrary to the Bible. In Deuteronomy 15:11 and John 12:8 there is explicit statements that poor people will always be around, thus there should continually be assistance provided for those who are in financial need, especially by the members of the church

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An Analysis of The Communist Manifesto's Ideas In 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote The Communist Manifesto, in which predicted the inevitability of new social order called communism. According to Engels and Marx, this so-called revolution would occur because the working middle class would become aggravated enough to the point where they throw over the upper class as well as the entire political system. The pamphlet explained how a modern government would be changed to a socialist society, then to communism. The whole process seems very appealing, but there are many mishaps or slip-ups that can occur in such a significant change in a community.

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In the beginning of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution caused a massive economic spike from small-scale production to large factories and mass production. Capitalism became the prevalent mode of the economy, which put all means of production in the hands of the bourgeoisie, or the upper class. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels argue that capitalism centralizes all the wealth and power in the bourgeoisie, despite the proletariat, or the working class, being the overwhelming majority of the population. The manufacturers would exploit the common proletariat and force them to would work in abysmal conditions and receive low wages, furthering the working class poverty. “The Communist Manifesto” predicts that as a result of the mistreatment

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Rather than advocating for the assurance of individual liberties, Marx and Engels argue that the government is justified in increasing its power to the point where their authority overrides personal liberties. Karl Marx says “the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property.” He focuses on the clash between classes in society and discusses how one class dominates another, which in the end suppresses individual freedoms. In the age where “the Civil War marked the transformation of an agricultural society into an industrial nation,” Marx saw a move towards capitalism, which he felt led to the exploitation of laborers and argued that Communism could put an end to that. Therefore, this document disproves the idea that unity was the solution to the protection of liberty, but rather argues that the elimination of class distinction would erase oppression among society.

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The acceptance of a truly equal society, virtually no unemployment, healthcare, and education, these are the things Karl Marx visualized after writing The Communist Manifesto. Marx wanted to abolish capitalism as he saw how the bourgeoisie were allowed to control a disproportionate amount of power, while the proletariat were constantly being exploited and working

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In The Communist Manifesto, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, published by the Communist League party on February 1848, wrote and left behind a declaration of policies to help director individuals to have a better understanding of Communism. Marx, a sociologist, economist, and philosopher, and Engels, a social scientist, philosopher, and political theorist, wanted to leave behind a manifesto, or a statement, to help people understand the goals of Communism, along with the theory’s basic idea of the communist campaign. The manifesto has four chapters focusing on: first, the relationship between the bourgeois, middle class, and the proletarians, working class. Second, the relationship between the Communists and the Proletarians.

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In Marx’s theory the bourgeois own private property; however, the poor does not have as much. Marx had a distinction between private property and personal property. The private property has caused an unequal distribution of means. Factories, corporations, and companies are all owned by rulers that seek their own best interest. It is important to abolish this is to achieve equality.

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This also detailed that as the government controls the labors, properties and the rights of the people, everything will be put in track. Karl Marx’ communism is a dictatorship government that punishes the citizens because it

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He felt previous revolutions, e.g. The revolution that swept Europe in 1848 had only substituted one tyrant for another. And as stated in the Communist Manifesto, “The modern bourgeois society has not done away with the struggle of classes, it has formed new classes and new struggles in place of old ones”. (Manifesto, 1848). Marx however felt a complete change was in order. He was in favour of having elections and votes for power, whereas the bourgeois only took power for themselves.

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