There are many different types of political systems in the world today, some good, others not so much. Many countries go through different political systems before they reach a good fit. In this paper I choose to research about a regime that has always interested me, communism. To a lot of people communism holds negative connotations but the history behind this form of governance is one of desperation and revolution. Communism is a socialist movement to create a classless, moneyless, and stateless social order which is structured upon ownership of the means of production, as well as a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of this social order. (wiki.) Communism first came about as a theory of how to balance the powers between the bourgeois and the proletariat. According to the Marxist theory there are two stages of communism a higher-phase communism and a lower-phase communism. It is suggested that the Higher-phase of communism can only take place when the development of productivity leads to an excessive amount of final goods. This leads to the ability of distribution to the people based on need and social relations. In Marx’s theory of lower-phase communism, which is sometimes referred to as socialism, he suggests that upon the overthrow of capitalism, a new society is established in what he calls a transitional stage in human evolution which will then give rise to a fully communist society. (wiki.) The ideology behind communism isn’t harmful in anyway. In fact the word communism comes from the Latin word communis, which means “shared” or “belongs to all.” This was the main idea behind the communist movement, to share everything and no one has more than the other, for there to be no division in l...
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The true form of communism hasn’t ever really been implemented. But the ideology behind what Marx thought to be communism definitely played a big role in North Korea’s history. Many critics of Communism point out that it can lead to slow or stagnant technological advancement. Some scholars even say that the movement has resulted in famines, purges, warfare that resulted in more deaths than previous capitalist, empires, or other regimes. We don’t know for sure if these theories are true, but we do know that communism is still alive today in some parts of the world, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going anywhere any time soon.
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Marx, Karl. The Manifesto of the Communists. London: International, 1886. Print.
Though the rewards are pleasing to the ear, the path to obtaining the benefits of communism is a violent one. This strict governing idea was derived from Communist Manifesto, a book written by two German economists, Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels, who declare that many problems in society are caused by the unequal distribution of wealth. These two believe that “Communism deprives no man of the ability to appropriate the fruits of his labour. The only thing it deprives him of is the ability to enslave others by means of such appropriations.” To achieve the goal of happiness and prosperity for all, the lines that distinguish the differences between the rich and poor must be erased. Obviously, the rich will never voluntarily give up their goods or status; therefore the figureheads must force equality among the citizens. Communism places their citizens, whether they be the wealthy or the laborers, into working classes that specify their contribution to the government. With such balanced placement of the people, individuality is impossible for any single person to achieve.
Karl Marx 's writing of ‘The Communist Manifesto’ in 1848 has been documented by a vast number of academics as one of the most influential pieces of political texts written in the modern era. Its ideologically driven ideas formed the solid foundation of the Communist movement throughout the 20th century, offering a greater alternative for those who were rapidly becoming disillusioned and frustrated with the growing wealth and social divisions created by capitalism. A feeling not just felt in by a couple of individuals in one society, but a feeling that was spreading throughout various societies worldwide. As Toma highlights in his work, Marx felt that ‘capitalism would produce a crisis-ridden, polarized society destined to be taken over by
At the time of Marx, communism stiff fell under the category of socialism. During the last twenty-five years of the nineteenth century, there was a split in the Socialist Party, and communism began to be recognized as a movement of its own. The original Communists were small extremist grou...
Society is flawed. There are critical imbalances in it that cause much of humanity to suffer. In, the most interesting work from this past half-semester, The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx is reacting to this fact by describing his vision of a perfectly balanced society, a communist society. Simply put, a communist society is one where all property is held in common. No one person has more than the other, but rather everyone shares in the fruits of their labors. Marx is writing of this society because, he believes it to be the best form of society possible. He states that communism creates the correct balance between the needs of the individual and the needs of society. And furthermore thinks that sometimes violence is necessary to reach the state of communism. This paper will reflect upon these two topics: the relationship of the individual and society, and the issue of violence, as each is portrayed in the manifesto.
Joseph Raymond McCarthy was a Republican Senator from the state of Wisconsin between 1947 and 1957. Between 1950 and 1954, McCarthy became noted for unsubstantiated claims that there were Communist and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the federal government.
Last class, we were disusing the creation of a dystopia society, in which North Korea may be represented as one. Nevertheless, the argument could not be unified to neither yea nor nay. Some classmates thought that North Korea is a two-sided nation where the people in power live in a utopia and the common citizens live in a dystopia. On the other hand, some argued that it is a total dystopia. The last thought was that this country can be considered a utopia because of its successful communist establishment.
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Communism is a system of government, a political ideology that rejects private ownership and promotes a classless, stateless society based on common ownership of all property and the means of production, where by all work is shared and all proceeds are commonly owned. Communism is practised in China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cuba. However most of the world’s communist governments have been disbanded since the end of World War II. Soon after the Japanese surrendered at the end of World War II, Communist forces began a war against the Kuomintang in China. The Communists gradually gained control of the country and on the 1st October, 1949, Mao Zedong announced the victory of the Communist party and the establishment of the People's Republic of China. China has been ruled by the Communist party ever since.
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