Tuesday, August 2, 2011

The Communist Manifesto: Understanding Capitalism

Following the Cold War, the US has instilled (very effectively) a sense of fear and misguided understandings of Karl Marx and communism. Rather than having the typical conversation centered on everyone being equal, working the same, and being rewarded the same. Let us look at the alternative…

A society that is guided by quantifying anything and everything…what are the ramifications of defining a country’s worth or our own self worth by means of production? What happens when people are a commodity?

These are the questions that Marx dissects and explores. Before we buy into this capitalistic system, let’s explore it a little more.

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