Marxism and It’s Advantages
Many different forms of government have existed through the ages, including
capitalism, monarchy, socialism, dictatorship, and theocracy. Marxism is a type of
communism that was developed by Karl Marx in the 1800’s. In a capitalist government,
economic growth will always be needed yet, it isn’t a sustainable model. Since Marxism
is more focused on sustainability and doesn’t need economic growth, the world will
eventually decide to convert to Marxist communism, most likely after the collapse of
nonrenewable resources. A Marxist society is supposed to be equal. This means
making sure that no one person (or group of people) control 95% of the country’s wealth
(Burkett)
, or that once someone dies their next of kin doesn’t inherit anything, to make
sure that they everyone gets what they worked for and not what their ancestor worked
for. When a person thinks of Communism, they think of Stalin and Zedong and Kim
IlSung. The reason these socalled Communist regimes are responsible for the death
of so many is simple: they were essentially fascist. In a democratic, Marxist society with
an incentive to work hard, widespread, universal equality, the dream of Marx can be
achieved.
Marx believed that a capitalist society will eventually exhaust its resources and
when this happens there will a revolution
(Knight) (Burkett)
. This revolution will be led by
the people and its main purpose is to better serve the people. While capitalism is mainly
focused on economic growth and always trying to turn a profit, Marxism is a sustainable
system focused on providing what the people need
(Burkett)
. After the capitalists have
depleted the environment to the point of collapse, the Marxist system will still be able to
work
(Engler, 2014)
. In a society that is constantly driven by greed and having so much ...