Assess The Relationship Between Slavery And Marxism

Marx believed that Capitalism is like feudalism and slavery. He felt that with capitalism, it emerged two opposing classes of people, the capitalists and workers. Capitalist are the ones who owns and controls the surplus or unpaid labor. The higher their social position is, the more resources they could exploit. They decide which industries and ways of productions should be expanded. The others are common workers who have no control of means of production. They are not in the position to decide where the capitals should go. The only things they have control of are their deferred savings and where to sell their labor. Marx thought that the opposing relation is a lot like the relation between the emperor (owner) and their obedience in feudalism

However, the nature of capitalism obstructs this idea from operating. Being paid in accordance to our ability and labor means that the rich would have to give up a part of what they own to balance the distribution of limited resources. Marx believed the rich exploit common workers and save surplus and profit to their own pockets. In feudalism and slavery, the exploitation is open to view, and the obedience knew they were treated unfairly. Unlike feudalism and slavery, he claimed capitalism was exploiting workers secretly. To capitalists, the working class are like machines that need fuels to operate. Capitalists pay workers wages to maintain themselves so that workers could come back to work and make more profits. Capitalism is presented to the working class as a good deal “ You are reimbursed for your labor”. However, Marx believed that capitalist system is basically exploitation, which turns the labor of the many into profit for the few, and he believed this system was doomed to

In order for Marx’s communism to work , people would have to be altruistic, with no concerns of their own happiness, wealth, and benefits. People in this world would work for the community as a whole with no instant return to their labor. Occasionally, people could be selfless to others, contributory to the community, and helpful to each other. However, people would do these in certain condition, which is after meeting their own needs, happiness, and satisfaction. For example, people could give a homeless person a dollar or two to convince themselves that they gave back to the community today. What they give must be only a small portion of what they own. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to meet their own needs. We can’t count on human altruism to be a social