Sunday, October 26, 2008

Bernstien Face off

So comes the inevitable clash of social theory. The argument is proposed that capitalism's abillity to adapt, combined with incresingly democratic societies will lead to the death of Marx' and Engels' social theory that the Proletariat will rise up, usurp the power of government, and create a classless society. I have to agree with Bernstien (history is on his side). As things continue to move forward the revolutions may have happened in several countries, but the key thing is that they did not suscribe to the core ideals of socialism. Marx did not like the things people were doing with his ideas. Somewhere along the line socialism got turned into an ecogovernology. An ideaology, a system of economics, and a form of government. This gave the Manifesto social theory a bad name. In the end you have to look at how these things did indeed impact for good. Social institutions have been placed more and more in current democratic countries improving conditions for the empoverished. Marx and Engels helped as well as hurt many nations with their idea.

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