Carl Marx and Frederick Engels

Everyone that was born within the last 100 years knows or has heard about communism. But most do not know the actual basis of communism. They have been given the “Red Scare” and as usual people use fear as an excuse to go against a new idea that goes against the norm. But the truth is that what we strive for in our civil rights movements and the “equality for the masses” is the basis of communism. Making sure that everyone had the same share of wealth and giving the “have nots” an equal share of the wealth and power is the true ideal of communism.(Britannica, M575)

First of all, if you want to know about communism we must first look at Marxism. Carl Marx and his associate Frederick Engels formulated Marxism in the 19th century. They observed the socio- economic, changes that were happening in Great Britain during the industrial revolution. England was the dominant world power and had the largest industrialized economy during the 1800’s. The development of the factory and the beginning of the assembly line created a large demand for workers. The urban centers met this demand with the migrating peasants from the farm areas in England and Ireland. As these cities evolved to large and almost uncontrolled metropolises, the factories became the main means for financial support for the population. The workers, who would have been termed peasantry in the old feudal system, became the working class or the proletariat. They went to the cities with hopes of finding better lives for themselves and their families. What they found was poor working conditions and

meager wages that could barely feed their starving families. Though Carl Marx never sought to change England’s industrial society with social ref...

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...s that people were treated for profits, personal gain by the faceless company. Marx fought for the equality of the lower class who were not getting the fair share of what society is owed them. We also see the changes described by Marx and Engels in the evolution of the socio-economic structures. From the lowly beginnings of a simple socialist village, to the transformation into Utopia, we can see the definite possibilities of a society where everyone is born into the same social class. Where there is no higher class, or lower class. There are no rich or poor. Everyone would be taken cared of and human beings can give their efforts into bettering themselves instead of conflicting with each other. Everybody fears change; it is

a part of human nature. But change can happen and with it we can start a new side where everyone can live in harmony without fear of respite.