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The Destruction of the Bourgeoisie
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Running head: THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BOURGEOISIE1The Communist Manifesto: The Destruction of the BourgeoisieNameUniversity
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BOURGEOISIE2The Communist Manifesto: The Destruction of the BourgeoisieIntroductionThe bourgeoisie as observed by Karl Marx have always flourished with the Proletarianssinking in the heights of poverty over the history. ‘...the modern bourgeoisie is itself a longcourse of development, a series of revolutions in the modes of production and exchange[ CITATION Mar47 \l 1033 ].’ The aspects that favor the bourgeoisie's progress are also themost likely factors that will result in their downfall. The owners of the means of production(bourgeoisie) have for long taken advantage of the workers and the slaves (proletariats)[ CITATION Sok00 \l 1033 ]. The continued exploitation can be explained by the fact that theproletariats are always competing for the meager salaries given by the employers amongstthemselves creating conflicts and disunity amongst themselves. Also, the advancements in themodern technology were first experienced by the bourgeoisie, and they used them to their ownadvantage. Precisely, the tools that have been continuously used to amass wealth among thehigh-class will definitely be used as the tools of their destruction. Marx opined that the capitalist bourgeoisie without any shred of tenderness exploited theproletariat. The work executed by the proletariat contributed to the creation of a lot wealth forthe capitalists but they were (workers) very little in return[ CITATION Mar47 \l 1033 ]. Marxwent further to note that the products created from the industries and factories were morevaluable than the labor used to bring them into existence. Marx was using this statement tocriticize the meagre salary that was being paid to the works compared to the market price of theproducts they created. The Marx observation can be attributed to the continued ownership andcontrol of the productions means by the capitalists. This means that the wealthy continuedgetting rich every day at the expense of the poor workers who did not benefit from the fruits oftheir labor. The Bourgeoisies after discovering that the work performed by the proletariats can yieldlots of profits; they mercilessly utilized the proletariat[ CITATION Pet151 \l 1033 ]. Theproducts created in the factories by the workers were sold for more than twice the cost of thelabor. To increase their production, the factories hired more labor at low wages. The under-classungrudgingly agreed to work for the low wages to cater for their most basic needs. For example,
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BOURGEOISIE3a worker paid $2 could produce goods or services worth $10. The owner of the means ofproduction by this will accumulate millions of dollars as profit. The laborer minimally benefitsfrom the fruits of his/her own labor.The capitalist owing to his financial command has ruined the once existing good familyrelationships resulting to conflicts over wealth and money. ‘The bourgeoisie has torn away fromthe family its sentimental veil, and has reduced the family relations into mere monetaryrelationships[ CITATION Mar47 \l 1033 ].' The divisions are a well-calculated formula to obtainand retain more work forces at the production schemes. The competition among brothers tosecure a job creates an advantage to the factories. The higher the competition among theworkers, the lower the prices for labor to be paid per unit time. The conflict among the low-classindividuals is a perfect tool for the capitalists to earn more profits.The advancements in technology also explain the continued rule of the industries by thebourgeoisie. The owners of industries and factories have greatly been favored by the moderntrends of communication. The series of industrial revolution in the continent is also a wellworking plan for the bourgeoisie. ‘ The bourgeoisie, by the rapid improvement of all instrumentsof production, by the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all, even the mostbarbarian nations into civilization [ CITATION Mar47 \l 1033 ].’ The modern tools ofproduction are used to either replace human labor or even reduce the rates of working per unittime. The underclass are commonly threatened to work for more reduced wages, or else they losetheir jobs. Due to desperation, they continue to suffer at the hands of their masters. The inventionin communications has opened up new markets for the bourgeoisie. Online marketing has led toan increase in the gross sales in every financial year. The oppressed do not get any pay increasefrom their oppressors even with the improved sales.The bourgeoisie have had an experience of being a radical class, the proletariat aredreaming of taking over the world[ CITATION Leo15 \l 1033 ]. However, the means ofproduction perpetuated by the bourgeoisie are the fruits containing their own seeds ofdestruction. ‘The weapons with which the bourgeoisie felled feudalism to the ground are nowturned against the bourgeoisie itself [ CITATION Mar47 \l 1033 ].’ The capitalists are highlydependent on the communists. If the bourgeoisie does not pay back the efforts of the do not payback the efforts of the proletariat appropriately, then they are on their eve of demise. The
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