Given the proletariat’s unique staying power and their fit in the evolving scenario, Marx believed that they will eventually overtake the bourgeoisie. Marx stated, “the proletarians cannot become masters of the productive forces of society, except by abolishing their own previous mode of appropriation, and thereby also every other previous mode of appropriation. They have nothing of their own to secure and to fortify; their mission is to destroy all previous securities for, and insurance of, individual property.” (Marx 482) Given the nature of being proletarians, they possess no power nor privileges to defend. Their self-advocating will take form in their revolt to destroy the entire system of class exploitation, including all private property.
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The proletariat gained extra benefit in its unification by “the increased means of communication that are created by modern industry which places the workers of different localities in contact with one another. It was just this contact that was needed to centralize the numerous local struggles, all of the same character into one national struggle between classes.” (Marx 481). The developments of unions and organizations become the basis of political parties. The most dangerous person/situation is when the adversary has absolutely nothing to lose and is only interested in destroying or replacing the status quo. Marx stated “thus, the proletariat will lead a revolution. However, this revolution will be of a different character than all previous ones: previous revolutions simply reallocated property in favor of the new ruling class. However, by the nature of their class, the members of the proletariat have no way of appropriating property. Therefore, when they obtain control they will have to destroy all ownership of private property, and classes themselves will disappear.” (Marx 482) Here, Marx explicitly pointed to the inevitable revolt despite
The proletariat gained extra benefit in its unification by “the increased means of communication that are created by modern industry which places the workers of different localities in contact with one another. It was just this contact that was needed to centralize the numerous local struggles, all of the same character into one national struggle between classes.” (Marx 481). The developments of unions and organizations become the basis of political parties. The most dangerous person/situation is when the adversary has absolutely nothing to lose and is only interested in destroying or replacing the status quo. Marx stated “thus, the proletariat will lead a revolution. However, this revolution will be of a different character than all previous ones: previous revolutions simply reallocated property in favor of the new ruling class. However, by the nature of their class, the members of the proletariat have no way of appropriating property. Therefore, when they obtain control they will have to destroy all ownership of private property, and classes themselves will disappear.” (Marx 482) Here, Marx explicitly pointed to the inevitable revolt despite