MARXISM: Unionism
Influence: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: 1770-1831
Karl Marx: 1818 – 1883
Friedrich Engels: 1820 – 1895
Marxists are anti-capitalists. They believed that capitalism is unjust to the working class. In 1844 Friedrich Engels published a book called “The Condition of the Working Class in England” working to expose a unjust condition in the working class. Both Engels and Marx believed that the unjust capitalist system was constructed to hold down the working class to be subservient to the wealthy Bourgeoisie.
They did not believe that the working man had the ability to achieve the wealth of those whom they worked for or as they say served. From 1845 – 1848 Engels and Marx worked in Brussels organizing workers. They joined the “German Communist League” to write a pamphlet explaining the principles of Communism. This became the “Communist Manifesto”. This would be a historical moment for the future of Communism.
The idea of unionization is to hold back the Bourgeoisie from taking advantage of the Proletariat. Marx and Engels believed that this would offer the stability to the welfare of the worker. What Marx and Engels failed to realize is that this form of Democracy would shift the class warfare from the Proletariat against the accused corrupt Bourgeoisie to the Citizens against the Government. The Communist ideology would change the hands of power from the Bourgeoisie to the Government.
So dispute the communalization of the society by taking from the” haves” and giving to the “have nots”, the results are obvious and have been realized by many failed communist regimes along with many socialized societies looking to capitalism as a better fundamental for societal success. What happens is the unions press the businesses with the help from the government until entrepreneurial passion dies and the “haves” disappear. Then the “have nots” turn to a dictating government for societal solutions. This dilemma fuels a political paradox as new leaders make promises that they can not fulfill considering the government doesn’t produce the products and services that a productive society needs to survive and prosper.
This often ends up in terrible shifts in power and a violent change in power. With this violence comes elements of fascism much like was experienced in Germany with the rise of Hitler and Italy with the rise of Mussolini. Whenever the democracy becomes riddled with violence and volatile power shifts the instability may lead to extreme poverty and even political violence. Hitler proved this with the mass extermination of the Jews who had significant wealth which Hitler saw as a threat to his rising “Aryan Nation”.
So in perspective the balance of governmental power and the freedom to move between the vague social class lines with hard work and ingenuity, America has achieved over 200 years of success and lead the way to many if not most of the worlds great human achievements from the first man to fly to the first man to step foot on the moon.
