Is Karl Marx’s idea of a revolution dead? Or is it just unfulfilled?
Sunday, February 12th, 2012Question by freefalling_00: Is Karl Marx’s idea of a revolution dead? Or is it just unfulfilled?
First off, I’m not a communist, just a philosophy student.
Marx dreamed of a proletariat uprising where the working class rise up to overthrow the exploitative upper-class. In the modern US, it could be argued the we have transformed from a democracy into a plutocratic society, with corporations controlling a lot of what we do, and where most politicians are wealthy millionaires instead of average people.
With that being said, do you think the recent protests are signs of an upcoming revolution? The occupy wall street movement, although it failed, has sent a clear message that the American people are more weary than ever of those in power. Also, protests are erupting all over Europe, mainly due to dissatisfaction with the government’s dealing of the recession. Also, the rich and poor gap has grown bigger than it ever has been, and the salary of the average worker has decreased by more than 6%.
In the near future, exacerbated by the scarcity of oil and environmental changes, it seems that an uprising is inevitable. At least it looks that way to me. Is there a reason Marx’s idea is considered dead, or is it a natural evolution that has yet to take place? Are there any modern day communists philosophers, and how are their works different than Marx and Engel’s?
Best answer:
Answer by Risorius
Marx may have had a dream but like many such dreams it was impossible then to see the actuality demonstrated. And the actualization has repeatedly proved that Communism for whatever human quixotism or weaknesses is an unworkable situation in the long or even intermediate runs.
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