Communist Influence

            Carl Marx is the man who started the communist way of thinking.  He sees this as a utopic vision because if everyone is treated the same and makes the same profit then there is no room for a major gap between classes.  The problem with communism is that if everyone makes the same amount of money no matter what, then many people will lose the motivation to work hard.  The mentalities to strive for greatness will dwindle and those that work hard will be upset with the inequality of work effort.  Soon those that work harder than others will demand higher pay resulting in the end of communism.

            So there is the bourgeoisie which is the middle class and there is the proletariat which is the working class.  The bourgeoisie own the means of production which means they own the building, materials, tools, decision making, what to produce, the wages, and benefits.  The proletariats own the right to sell “labor power.”  Recognizing the unfair advantages between the working and middle classes, the working class decided to reform.  They want to “liberate the means of production” which means they want to put an end to the factory belonging to the owner and not the people.  The working class faced horrible working conditions.  The factories did not have windows which results in horrible temperature control and bad air quality.  The number of hours before the worker could have a break was cruel.  The tools and machinery may be helpful in speeding up production but were incredible dangerous for people to use.  Also the sense of job security was not there because the owners of the factory viewed their workers as being disposable so that put pressure on the workers to push them way past their limits.  The factories also lacked efficient emergency exits.  Taking note of the poor conditions, the working class has a right to fight back against the companies and gain the respect they were fighting for.