I think he did. A lot of American's now would defintley like communism over the current capitilism. **NOTE: I am not talking about current age communism, but communism from the way back. There is a huge difference.** I think he has, do you think so?
2007-12-17 09:20:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
But in this time period also, lots of people would prefer his thinking, right?
2007-12-17 09:30:03 · update #1
Absolutely not. He might have fought for his demented version of justice, but it merely took Russia from one extreme to another.
2007-12-17 09:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe Karl Marx fought for anything. We wrote about communism and class struggle, but he never took much of an active role in his beliefs. Marx believed in his own idea of justice, not a universally accepted principle.
What current age communism? There are very few communist nations left on Earth.
Can you find one successful communist government in history? There is a huge difference between theory and practice.
2007-12-17 18:18:10 · answer #2 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think in his time he fought for justice. He lived in an authoritarian world, very new to the industrial revolution.
Marx.. as well as many others.. saw the clashes that capitalism brought. Inevitably it depends on the over-consumption of resources, and a materialistic society that is ready for mass consumption. There are winners and losers to this.. the losers in Marx's time were the vast majority.
2007-12-17 17:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by MattH 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Karl Marx had a philosophy describing what he saw in life. It is very misunderstood, and taken as anti-christian, and anti-corporation, by anyone who thinks someone else could view it in a way that can be threatening to their beliefs.
In Marx's life, the religious types where the authoritarians trying to control all others based on their beliefs.
Things haven't changed much among extremists, luckily we don't have as many.
2007-12-17 17:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Karl Marx fought not for justice, but for equality (which leads to justice).
He was the greatest political mind of all times.
And yes, I agree with your statement. Old Communism is better than the Dictatorships that have replaced it.
2007-12-17 17:33:30 · answer #5 · answered by Jeremiah 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. On paper, to some people, Marxism sounds great.
But the working class only end up being slaves.
2007-12-17 17:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No he told brawdy jokes for drinks
His wife froze to death and his son starved to death while Marx was drunk at the local tavern.
2007-12-17 17:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by Guerilla Liberal fighter 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think that he THOUGHT he was fighting for justice. I think he was misguided. But I also think his intentions were good.
2007-12-17 17:25:28 · answer #8 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋