The Three Phases Of The Communist Manifesto

Register to read the introduction… Marx believed that there were three phases to achieve a communist Utopia. First the current government must be overthrown. Second, the new regime must take over all facets of private life and that of the countries citizens. Finally the Utopia would be achieved once every citizen was on a level playing field with each other. The third part of the equation has yet to be achieved by any communist regime. Marx also created the ten tenants of communism that were necessary in order for a communist state to succeed. They are: A centralized banking system, government control of education, labor, transportation, communication, agriculture, industry, abolition of private property, confiscation of property rights, a large income tax on all citizens, no rights of private inheritance, and regional planning. These tenants needed to be followed in order for communism to …show more content…
He expanded on the work Lenin started, using even more brutal methods and followed the teachings of Marx even closer. Stalin took away the land from the peasants and forced collective agriculture. He wanted to take communism worldwide and started many programs to do so. In order for Russia and communism to become a global power it would first need to be industrialized. To do this Stalin built many factories to increase industrial output and he built these factories in areas that were not vulnerable to outside attack. Russia soon surpassed many other countries in terms of industrial output. This was not done without cost however. The collective agriculture increased famine and death and in order to break the will of the people Stalin ordered the execution of millions during the Great terror of 1936 through 1939. The communist regime in the U.S.S.R. was in power for many years, though it finally collapsed in 1991 and it's countries split in to several …show more content…
Everyone should have the same access to food, shelter, resources and education as everyone else. This is made possible by government control and distribution of all resources. However history has shown that communism generally fails because those who try to implement it do so with either ineffective leadership or with brutal implementation. Robert Owen failed due to internal fighting and bankruptcy. Lenin and Stalin failed due to revolt by the citizens due to mass famine, slave labor camps and executions of dissenters. Despite the general failings of communism there are still examples of where it is working. China is largely communist though it is leaning towards capitalism. The Communist Party USA fights for individual rights regardless of any classification of the individual. While it is yet to be seen where communism will stand in history, it can be said that as a political ideology communism does stand for equality for