In the writing of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, a corrupt society that is based off of greed and self-centeredness is outlined. In this society, a class system that clearly affects how a community is governed is laid out. The political system is designed in a way that serves the leaders when it comes to industry and productivity. Marx goes in great depth, explaining the “exploitation of one part of society by the other” (16). The people of the society are simply means of production and hold no other value than labor. Unfortunately, the people of this society found it difficult to escape this class struggle. Not only has the history of the world been victim to class struggle, the 21st century has also experienced its effects. The general
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I’ve been the underclassman, and I’ve been the captain. Working closely with my high school director, I have been able to experience first-hand how programs are led, and how each individual benefits. Now that I’ve been accepted into a collegiate color guard, I can see that there is no difference. If anything, it gets worse. At the collegiate level, class struggle is extremely prominent. The various levels include, in descending order, the band director, guard director, flag captain, rifle captain, lieutenants, veteran members, and freshman members. In this scenario, the lieutenants and up equate to the bourgeoisie, while the veteran and freshman members are the proletariat. One can clearly see that the decisions being made for the program are solely to benefit the flag captain. Even the seemingly trivial decisions like which costume to wear come in full circle, and in some way benefit the leadership. When a costume is picked out, there is often a lack of consideration on how it will affect the group as a whole. Instead of selecting a top that allows for maximum movement, the leadership team selects the more restricting top that hinders the team’s movement, simply because the flag captain doesn’t want to spend the extra time to cover her tattoo. Consequently, the team’s performance suffers because the clothing …show more content…
As the team pushes through the season, perfection in their sights, the leadership is quick to accept the credit for feats they did not take part in. While the underclassman put time and energy in outside of rehearsal, they put in the minimal effort, and refuse to let anyone else share in the glory or power that comes with success. On numerous occasions, the weapon line has called a sectional in the hopes of perfecting a certain skill before the next performance. The entire line will put aside all other tasks and come to this sectional, but upon arrival it’s discovered that our leadership didn’t do the same. Despite this lack of effort, the captain is then praised at the next full band rehearsal for the effort that she has supposedly put in to ensure the line’s success. To resolve this conflict, communism offers strategies that “… deprive no man of … power… All that it does is to deprive [them] of the power to subjugate the labor of others” (13). Marx establishes an equality among people that fairly distributes the opportunity for success. He acknowledges that the people in the capitalistic community exploit the work of others, and that unfair behavior is a result of class struggle. My experience in collegiate color guard has also made me realize that within this class struggle, the underclassmen seem to be mere pawns at the disposal of our leadership. We’re controlled
I’ve been the underclassman, and I’ve been the captain. Working closely with my high school director, I have been able to experience first-hand how programs are led, and how each individual benefits. Now that I’ve been accepted into a collegiate color guard, I can see that there is no difference. If anything, it gets worse. At the collegiate level, class struggle is extremely prominent. The various levels include, in descending order, the band director, guard director, flag captain, rifle captain, lieutenants, veteran members, and freshman members. In this scenario, the lieutenants and up equate to the bourgeoisie, while the veteran and freshman members are the proletariat. One can clearly see that the decisions being made for the program are solely to benefit the flag captain. Even the seemingly trivial decisions like which costume to wear come in full circle, and in some way benefit the leadership. When a costume is picked out, there is often a lack of consideration on how it will affect the group as a whole. Instead of selecting a top that allows for maximum movement, the leadership team selects the more restricting top that hinders the team’s movement, simply because the flag captain doesn’t want to spend the extra time to cover her tattoo. Consequently, the team’s performance suffers because the clothing …show more content…
As the team pushes through the season, perfection in their sights, the leadership is quick to accept the credit for feats they did not take part in. While the underclassman put time and energy in outside of rehearsal, they put in the minimal effort, and refuse to let anyone else share in the glory or power that comes with success. On numerous occasions, the weapon line has called a sectional in the hopes of perfecting a certain skill before the next performance. The entire line will put aside all other tasks and come to this sectional, but upon arrival it’s discovered that our leadership didn’t do the same. Despite this lack of effort, the captain is then praised at the next full band rehearsal for the effort that she has supposedly put in to ensure the line’s success. To resolve this conflict, communism offers strategies that “… deprive no man of … power… All that it does is to deprive [them] of the power to subjugate the labor of others” (13). Marx establishes an equality among people that fairly distributes the opportunity for success. He acknowledges that the people in the capitalistic community exploit the work of others, and that unfair behavior is a result of class struggle. My experience in collegiate color guard has also made me realize that within this class struggle, the underclassmen seem to be mere pawns at the disposal of our leadership. We’re controlled