I love the kindle! it makes available the books that have expired copyright dates.. i've downloaded a few of them to read - and i remember once again that i do not like literature as much as i should as an english major!
one of the books that were available was the communist manifesto by karl marx.
it's the blueprint of the communist movement of the 1900's - a movement that caused a world war and oppresses citizens even until this day. but what is communism? What made it so appealing? why does communism not work? is there a fundamental problem with communism? even with a college education, i could not answer these questions succinctly and refute communism, prior to reading the book.
my dad once asked me, "isn't the idea of equal income a good thing?" I answered yes..he then asked "then why is it that communism is evil?" back then, i didn't have an answer.. but now i do.
the communist manifesto must be required reading for all highschool students - they must know why it has failed, what caused it, what is fundamentally/principally wrong with it, where we find ourselves in the progression of history in relation to it, and how society must move onward from this point.
communism is largely a reaction to the industrial revolution, a dynamic period of time, where productivity and profitability began to increase exponentially. in light of the fact that the industrial revolution happened around the time where capitalism began to flourish, the wealth disparity became more and more of a problem - particularly for the lower income society.
labor by wage.
capitalism works by natural/available resources.
problems
conflict between classes
destruction of the means of old and new.
individual property is no good.
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