The Communist Manifesto

 Baker Croyle 

Mr. Roddy 

IHSS

27 September 2021 


The Communist Manifesto 

The Communist Manifesto was a book written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848. Many countries have so far implemented the ideas of communism into their government. It talks about the struggles of class setups and the exploitation of one class by another. It preaches the idea of everyone being equal and not believing in private ownership of property. The Communist Manifesto also talks about how capitalism is unstable and that it must cease to exist. It discusses going against capitalism in the form of revolution by saying that capitalism will not cease to exist without it. It discusses 10 goals that the communist party wants to accomplish. The goals include: abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes, a heavy progressive or graduated income tax, abolition of inheritance, confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels, and centralization of credit in the hands of the state by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly. These are the first five of the 10 and the other five are: centralization of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State, extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan, Equal liability of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture, combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country, and free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc. The book seeks a utopia where everything is perfect and there is no disagreement and everyone is equal. the book ends with marx and engels saying working men of all countries, unite.

 

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