Eco-socialism

In Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin criticizes the effects of capitalism on the working class. Through a different lens, one can view this as a contemporary critique of control freaks. He uses parody and exaggeration to strengthen his assertion. Chaplin uses parody to strengthen his assertion by making a mockery of how human beings are forced to fit around and within the institution in modern society particularly in relation to the “American Dream” and “the pursuit of happiness”. The theme of…

As long as it has been in presence, society has always been portrayed into social classes, the very rich and the very poor. For this reason, society has created the concept that the unprivileged people have to work heavy to receive a portion of goods. With this in mind, the outset of the French Revolution was due to the build up of social inequalities. French citizens were being unfairly treated and revolted in order to get the changes they wanted. In the article Social Inequalities it…

Imagine putting on lenses, in which one can uncover underlying issues; one understands the topic but does not fully comprehend it. While most people in the world understand that there are economic separations between the rich and the poor, the concept that the separation is not just economically but is in fact a range of dimensions such as education, family structure, etc often becomes lost in translation. The Marxist lens discusses this issue; it uncovers that the class divide between the rich…

The Jungle, being one of many of Upton Sinclair's novels, was published in 1906. This novel was created based on Sinclair's experience in the meatpacking industry where he learned of the life of the stockyard workers and the structure of the business. As he learned and experienced the detail of the work he found that industrialization had unhealthy standards and from the social aspect it became a public outcry. His book, The Jungle had made a social impact but did not exactly got his point…

There have many shifts in the world today, including shifts in economic systems. In “Theoretical”, an excerpt from Anti-Dühring, the author Frederick Engels describes the capitalist economic system. Within his description of capitalism, he defines the term historical materialism and its relations to defining social structure. In addition, Engels explains the fundamental contradiction in capitalism and the contradictions that arise from it. Furthermore, Engels explains what he envisions to be the…

In 1848, Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels published ‘The Communist Manifesto’ that was aimed at presenting the arguments, goals, and platform of Communism. The publication was a commissioned work that was intended to articulate the objective and platform of the Communist League, an international political party founded in 1847 in London, England. The authors point out the benefits of communism and the need for its application in the future. Besides, the manifesto was a proposal reading…

Exhibiting Ayn Rand’s voice the influential piece The Fountainhead, expresses the views Rand wanted shared. Ayn Rand, born in Russia in 1905, lived a normal childhood until Bolshevik soldiers took over her father’s store during the Russian Civil War forcing her family into poverty. The sudden change in lifestyle led to Rand developing strong feelings about the government’s involvement in people’s livelihoods. Rand continued to create new political, social and religious beliefs that led to her…

Thrasymachus’ fondness for tyranny is expanded upon further by Rachel Barney, who goes on to explain that Thrasymachus’ society is tyrannical as a result of him equating justice with the advantage of the rulers. The rulers in Thrasymachus’ society are motivated by the accumulation of the “good,” which serves an economic function in the form of both money and power. The “good” is described as having a zero-sum nature, as the procurement of more “goods,” comes at the expense of the amount of…

In Capitalism and Freedom Milton Friedman analyzes the relationship between the economy, society, and the individual. Friedman views economic freedom both as an ideal that is crucial in the effort needed in order to instill and uphold freedom of the political sense. His argument against government control of the economy centers on the understanding that if production is under the control of the government it is likely, if not certainly, impossible for any dissent, conflict, or discussion around…

Animal Farm was written by George Orwell in 1945. His real name is Eric Arthur Blair who was born in Motihari, Bengal, India, in 1903. George Orwell is an English novelist, essayist and critic. He is best known for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four which were published in 1945 and 1949 respectively. Orwell formed many strong opinions about major political movements during his time including imperialism and communism. Most of his strong political opinions were influenced when he…