The Misconceptions Of Marx's Manifesto Against Communism
All of the European powers are against Communism, and frequently criticize its ideas. The Communist supporters have gathered in London and written this Manifesto in order make their views clear and to get rid of any misconceptions. It begins by bringing up class inequality. Through history we can see the upper class and lower class in permanent opposition to one another, which is sometimes obvious but sometimes not. They often fight, which ends in either a complete reconstruction of the society or in common ruin for both classes. Classes have been simplified over time. They are now the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie is the result of many revolutions in production and exchange. When modern industry took over, the industrial
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The Communists want the make the proletariat a class and over through the bourgeois. Marx admits that Communists have been criticized for wanting to get rid of private property. But he argues that changing it into all common property does not abolish property as a right, but changes its character, by eliminating its class dependency. This challenges the bourgeois freedom, which is why the bourgeois are against the Communist ideas. Marx also says that, despite the claims, Communism doesn't keep people from the products of their work, it keeps them from inconveniencing others in the process. Marx then talks about and refutes some common beliefs about communism such as people won’t want to work, there will no longer be the same culture, the abolishment of country and nationality, the family will be abolished. He denies that any of these things will happen and goes on to say that the things against Communism based on religion, philosophy, or ideology aren’t worth being looked into. The likely steps in the proposed revolution will include the disappearance of private land ownership, the institution of a large income tax, the abolition of inheritance rights, the taking away of emigrants and rebels property, making all people have to work, State centralization of credit, centralization of communication and transport, appropriation of factories, combination of agriculture and manufacturing, elimination of the differences between the town and country, and free education for
The Communists want the make the proletariat a class and over through the bourgeois. Marx admits that Communists have been criticized for wanting to get rid of private property. But he argues that changing it into all common property does not abolish property as a right, but changes its character, by eliminating its class dependency. This challenges the bourgeois freedom, which is why the bourgeois are against the Communist ideas. Marx also says that, despite the claims, Communism doesn't keep people from the products of their work, it keeps them from inconveniencing others in the process. Marx then talks about and refutes some common beliefs about communism such as people won’t want to work, there will no longer be the same culture, the abolishment of country and nationality, the family will be abolished. He denies that any of these things will happen and goes on to say that the things against Communism based on religion, philosophy, or ideology aren’t worth being looked into. The likely steps in the proposed revolution will include the disappearance of private land ownership, the institution of a large income tax, the abolition of inheritance rights, the taking away of emigrants and rebels property, making all people have to work, State centralization of credit, centralization of communication and transport, appropriation of factories, combination of agriculture and manufacturing, elimination of the differences between the town and country, and free education for