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Communism is a political system where all economic and social is controlled by a totalitarian state. Totalitarism is a system that requires subservience to the state. Communism has never fully worked up to the potential people thought it had when Karl Marx created the communist party in 1844. The idea to fully bridge the gap between rich and poor never worked. Socialism is a toned down version of communism in the fact that communism controls the whole state while socialism controls a big piece…

1. Comparing Socialism Though the various forms of Marxist socialism in 19th century Europe were all based on the same principles, they varied significantly in their outward beliefs. Karl Marx laid the foundation for the development of widespread socialism and communism through the writing of The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels in 1848. Written at the height of industrialization and the negative effects that come with any great change, Marx expressed resentment for the wealthy…

societal standings. With the occurrence of 9/11 at the time, the increased presence of outgroup homogeneity effect becomes relatively clear in that the notion “all Muslims are terrorist”. At the same time, Stroman among others, sought to utilize this as means of a scapegoat to allow the elimination of some perceived threat to the “True Americans” that fit Stroman’s beliefs. I believe that there will always be people like Stroman in our world. To some, its easy blame others for their shortcomings…

Communism and Socialism are similar in the sense that both are systems of production for use based on public ownership of the means of production and centralized planning. Both are efforts to make everyone equal and while the ideas are great and look like they will work on paper, in reality they don’t work. When the common people are reduced to almost complete poverty and the government officials are millionaires, that is not the definition of equality. Communism by definition is a political…

which works became a means of exploitation.” (2, direct quote, pg 86). While workers only have their labour power to sell, “the fact that labour is external to the workers, i.e. does not belong to his…

ownership and the control of the means of production and distribution of capital, land, etc. in the community as a whole. And communism by proposing a system based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. However, one can question the “feasibility of applied socialism [and communism], arguing that capitalism…

The concepts of labor and property play a key role in shaping the political theories of Locke and Marx. How the two political theorists define labor and property and their purposes shape how they view freedom, rights, and the role of government. Locke sees private property as something that arises from an individual's labor. For Locke, private property is a natural right and the role of the government is to protect the individual's property. In contrast, Marx believes the private property is the…

What is the American dream? Many search for this “dream” of fortune only to be disappointed. We live in a capitalist society. Capitalism is “an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit” (Lecture “Labor Theory: Karl Marx” 28th of January). As long as we are living in this system there will always be a hierarchy of classes. Most of us strive for jobs but, do not strive to be bosses. This is why most of us won’t be rich but,…

private enterprises (Johnson). There are several layers to socialism, and they all require varying levels of government involvement and overall prioritization of personal liberties. Such liberties relate to private ownership of property and private means of production, and socialists often argue over how much of this is acceptable. A completely pure Socialist style economy would be one where all production and goods is owned by the state. Just like there is no purely Socialist state in the world…

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…