Karl Marx's Manifesto Of The Communist Party

Karl Marx in his work, Manifesto of the Communist Party, states that the history of all existing society is the history of class struggle. Marx’s ideal revolution is set in Europe as communism is spreading. During this ideal revolution, Marx has two main classes, the proletariat which is the industrial working class and the bourgeoisie, the owners of the means of production. The simplification of class antagonisms is caused by globalization and industrialization. Additionally, in an ideal Marxist revolution, production is becoming revolutionized, as the disturbance of old social conditions before industrialization results in uncertainty and agitation by the proletariat. The relationship between the proletariat and bourgeoisie is not sustainable …show more content…
Iran’s main impetus to the Iranian Revolution is the oppressing of religion and modernization of the country from the shah, not a class struggle system. One thing that is different about the Iranian Revolution relative to most revolutions is that religion is such a important aspect of the society. However, in the Iranian Revolution, religion is such a big part of Iran, something that Marx did not account for. From the beginning, even when Reza Shah Pahlavi was in power, measures were enacted towards modernizing Iran and squashing religion and its influence by reducing seminaries, giving state approval over religious institutions and reversing the requirement that women had to wear their veil. This started the initial anger amongst the clergy and fundamentalists against the people in power about eliminating religion. When Reza Shah Pahlavi’s son became the next leader of Iran and the Persepolis celebration takes place, the fundamentalists and others are even more angered, as the Shah is focused on secular iran, not religious Iran as lots of alcohol and dancers are allowed, which is strictly against Islamic law. This isolated the fundamentalists and made them strongly against the shah, instigating the idea of revolution in their minds. This pattern continues as the shah sends educators out into the Iranian countryside and teaches the rural masses his pro-Shah version of Islam and states that only state organizations are allowed to publish religious books. Not only does the shah isolate the fundamentalists, but with the White Revolution, the landlord classes or in terms of Marx’s theory, the bourgeoisie are alienated as the Shah redistributed their land, angering them. Additionally, with the White Revolution, the peasants are still alienated as they didn’t have enough land to survive. All the women hate the reforms that the Shah has passed, so they