Thursday, November 6, 2008

Karl marx and Communism

Communism is an economic and political system created by Karl Marx. He never agreed with the idea of capitalism, he didn't like the fact that the rich became richer through the work and toil of the poor, which were becoming even poorer. His idea was that communism would put all men on equal ground so that there would be no need for competition, everyone would receive the same pay as well as the same benefits; no man was above another. Communism is considered to be the branch of socialism, a broad group of social and political ideologies that of which draws on the various political and intellectual movements. Marx saw the worker as the good guys and the factories owner as the bad guys because they workers were treated unfairly and the boss took advantage of the workers. Marx wanted Communism to take over the world because to him all problems within the social classes would end. this idea of Marx’s works- in theory.

Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx felt that the Industrial Revolution created a harsh and unsafe environment factory workers, which were adults and children as young as the age of six. He felt that ,since the workers do all the work, they should own the factories rather then the Factory owner. He thought that workers of the world should unite and revolt against the owners. He felt that it was strictly unfair for rich to get richer and poor to get poorer. His observation of the revolution sickened him to the point where he was inspired to form a new one, communism. Under communism no one is rich or poor, everyone shares the same class of living. Everybody is treated as an equal, nobody had private ownership, and all the workers received the same pay. This government created an equilibrium for the working class since everyone would be in the working class, however, this is only in theory.