Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Karl Marx and The Industrail Revolution

Karl Marx was a German that created one of the most controversial
if not most unique system of both economy and government. He was the father of Communism. He hated the Industrial Revolution because of the fact that it was the return of Feudalism. The factory owners represented the lords of the manors. He said that this was just pure wrong. He said that the majority which were the workers should have power and should decide what happens. The idea of Communism is that everyone under it are equal both in pay and say.

His ideas no matter right or wrong encouraged Russia to try Communism. Russia tried Communism for 70 years before they decided that it was not right for them. Russia was not the only country that tried Communism. In fact China,
Cuba, North Korea, Laos and Vietnam are the only Communist countries left. All of these countries were once part of a Communist Community which was created by the Soviet Union. These countries however don't follow the ideas that Marx had. They are in no way what he imagined.

Marx's ideas turned heads and started revolutions. Marx himself would tell workers to fight. He said that a revolution was needed and if it was a bloody one then it didn't matter. The idea of Communism is that the government controls every aspect of life. This ment no private ownership. Communism is not as effective as Capatilism which is what most countries in the world use as their econamical system.

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