The Communist Manifest Destiny

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In the "Communist Manifesto", Marx makes a number of sweeping claims about nature of the history of the world and its implications for his future. The writer points out that Marx speaks of the way that one system of oppression gives way to another and suggests that, eventually, the weight of the system will bring it crashing down, only to yield to a world where the majority, as represented by the state, has ultimate control and ownership of the means of production. The paper also indicates that, within the situation as it existed in Marx's current day, one can see how he was justified in making the predictions he did.

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"Indeed, if society had progressed as he expected, and the economic conditions he predicted been achieved, it does seem likely that a revolution of some sort could not have been avoided. However, as of the current moment that condition has not been achieved, and it appears that many nations of the world (such as those in Europe) may have found compromises between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat that will allow both to survive so long as the equilibrium is kept. In countries like America, though, or like the many developing nations where capitalism is in much the same situation as it was in Marx's time, such revolutions may still appear to be quietly brewing. Should the economic conditions he envisions, of a time of overproduction so final that the system grinds to a halt, ever truly be achieved, he is surely right that a revolution would be forthcoming. Whether that revolution would follow communist ideals and lead to a strong socialist state may be up for debate, but the class-nature of its violence and its conflict are certain obvious."

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