Carl Marx The Untouchable Dream Essay - 977 Words

Carl Marx; The Untouchable Dream Carl Marx has been criticized and slandered due to his views on economy and how it should be approached. The disdain towards his beliefs are understandable with all the corrupt political systems that have risen in the name of Marxism. Marx’s views, however, are not as terrible as society makes them out to be. Marx thoughts on economy are a dream that even he did not know how to achieve. Marx saw how the world worked based on historical patterns and only wished to propose a way to make the world he lived in a better place. Although Marx had the best intentions, his dreams can never be realized with the presence of the current systems based on profit. In his many writings, Marx speaks of a class system in which the rich, â€Å"Bourgeoisie† (Marx), pay the poor, â€Å"Proletarians† (Marx), low wages in order to make a large profit. The Proletarians push themselves and work hard to attain more profit in order to one day become part of the Bourgeoisie, but with the system set up as it is, such attempts are near impossible. Marx suggests an economic system in which wealth is evenly distributed despite the position someone holds or how much effort they put forth. He claims this is possible due to how the world is currently able to over produce past its own need. In this economic system all people would be able to pursue different activities and expand upon themselves, or as POLITICAL THEORY - Karl Marx by the School of Life references Marx, a person could