The Communist Manifesto In Today's Society

The Manifesto in Today’s Society Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels created The Communist Manifesto through several years (the literary work was completed and finally published February 21st 1848 in London ) of intense ideological thought and warped (as well as brilliant) rationale; releasing the literary tirade during the initial eruption of The Revolutions of 1848, in hopes of explaining the goals of communism to the communtiy in which he thrived (as well as the world during the time), while also glorifying and supporting it (just like propaganda). Marx, however, had one more idea in mind that was mentioned without writing, but is grasped and understood among all who have indulged in his work. Marx wished to immortalize his communist ideals
This however, would prove to backfire (in the sense that only a portion of their work holds any significance in this particular instance that I’m covering) on Marx and Engels in modern day society within most first world countries (especially in the United States) in the form of over-bloated, all-powerful capitalism. Marx and Engel may have successfully witnessed the rise (and predicted an ever greater growth of) and globalization of capitalism and the bourgeosie, but they certainly did not predict the revival of capitalism after it’s destruction (in moments like stock market crashes and depressions) instead of a rising turn to socialism (as was also predicted), and it’s rise to power within the twenty-first century. So in a way, the ideas Marx had regarding capitalism (and it’s inevitable rise to the forefront of society) in The Communist Manifesto are definitely relevant to today’s society; especially when viewing large capitalist corporations like Apple and McDonald’s, but the spread of legitimate communism is subjected to only a few areas of the modern
Fast forward 75 years, and it has become one of the largest private employers the world has ever witnessed; producing more than 28 billion dollars of revenue every year . With all of the cash that they drag in, one would assume that workers must be paid decently. Unfortunately, that is not the case. “The top executives at Mcdonald’s were paid an average of $1,220 an hour last year, with the highest paid hitting $1,397 a hour, based on a USA TODAY review of executive compensation in 2014 based on a 40-hour work week. ” Compared to how much workers make, the amount of money that McDonald’s executives rake in is nigh blasphemous; with the average McDonald’s worker’s salary set at $8.90 an hour . This is why the McDonald’s Corporation is a prime example of the capitalistic groups that Marx mentioned in The Communist Manifesto, and show why the piece of literature is still relevant today. Marx‘s and Engel’s ideas regarding the strength and uprising of Capitalism before its downfall have indeed stood the test of time, and are even put in practice (of sorts) today, even though there has been no legitimate destruction of capitalism (as it always evolves after each blight it faces). These words of Capitalism found within The Communist Manifesto is the primary reason that the literary work is relevant in today’s