Karl Marx's Conception Of A Communist Society

Karl Marx’s conception of a communist society would be one that is beyond justice in that societal concerns would have been removed, e.g. problems relating to conflicting religious beliefs, and therefore traditional methods of justice would be irrelevant. Justice is to be defined by impartiality and fairness and the methods of justice would therefore be an objective way of ensuring equity within the law and society. Traditionally, legislation and institutions have been erected with those ideals in mind, however there has always been a cloud of despotism that has marred attempts to override socioeconomic disparities. The result has been overarching repression of actions, policies, institutions, and theories which would enable an upheaval of said injustice. However, if the structures that define society are inherently balanced, in this context that would be to say that there is no overt hierarchy that perpetuates oppression and gross fluctuations in standards of living, then that society …show more content…
Imagine the parable of the lion and the lamb. As the story goes, the strong and the meek will shall one day live in a peaceful and harmonious world. Although that is generally taken to pertain to the Jewish return to the Promised Land and the coming of the Messiah, it can also be applied quite easily to the elimination of class divisions. In a fully communist society there would no longer be predators (“lions” or otherwise capitalist agendas) that would be able to prey on “lambs,” i.e. the workers. Judicial procedures and institutions designed to alleviate the consequences of unfair treatment, such as unions and employment protection legislation would be rendered obsolete as the only remaining class would be the working class. As all individuals would have an equal amount of control and interest in property ownership and the means of production, there would theoretically by a “natural” policy of