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Utopian and dystopian worlds and the literature that presents these works has always been a fascination of mine. I read 1984 by George Orwell, A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and the Giver by Lois Lowry a few years before learning what communism was. At first a world where everyone was equal seemed so authentic and possible, but as I continued reading I realized that in each one of these books, human nature prevailed. Humans are egocentric not through sheer selfishness, but through survival instincts. There is always a reason behind an action, and an individual will try to come out on top if they found the opportunity.
The Communist Manifesto was conceived in order to not undermine the working class which at the time were given little to no rights. The foundation is strong in the sense where communism would help unite the lower class to overthrow the corrupt upper class, the bourgeois. As a historical figure, people may see him as the creator of governments such as the Soviet Union and China, an ideologist whose ideas were led astray. Marx’s idea for communism wasn’t as violent of a term we think of today, instead it was a political philosophical concept that historians can still learn from today. In @Derekjahwu, he points out that “Marx is difficult to be studied as a historian because his interpretation of his society was rooted in speculation of futures actions of the proletariat that would be potentially caused by the bourgeois. (How to view Marx)” But I think that the fact that Marx is focused on what may happen if the upper class were to get out of hand is important because we can learn from the past/present as he did. Although his interpretation into fixing a situation had cause a domino effect on other nations, there can and may be other concepts that would be able to lead us into a more successful world.
Your mama jokes.. communist style.