Communist Challenge to Classical Liberalism and Laissez-faire

In the Manifesto of the Communist Party, what communism is is discussed; this writing attempts to enlighten the world about what communism ideals are. The communist party is pro-proletariat and wants what is best, in their eyes, for the working class people. â€Å"The essential condition for the existence and rule of the bourgeois class is the accumulation of wealth in private hands, the formation of capital; the essential condition of capital is wage-labour† (Marx, p. 135). According to Marx and Engels, the reason the bourgeois class exists is because of the labor from the proletariat class; without the capital produced from the proletariat the bourgeois class would not be as successful as they are. â€Å"The Communists are no separate party†¦show more content†¦In The Working Man’s Programme by Ferdinand Lassalle, the rights of the workingman are discussed. â€Å"It is impossible in the long run with universal and direct suffrage that the elected body shoul d be any other than the exact and true likeness of the people which [have] elected it† (Lassalle, p. 163). According to Lassalle, this would be the ideal government in society but this is not usually the case realistically. Usually, the government is controlled by the rich elites and the proletariat is left to fend for itself. This was the case before the French Revolution with the estate system; the first and second estates, the rich nobles, had the majority of the influence compared to the third estate, the proletariat, who did not receive nearly as much influence. Lassalle argues that this form of government is not how the government should work and that idea is similar to the Communist viewpoint (Lassalle). The other viewpoint that is present in relation to government attempts to justify why the higher classes have a low morality. â€Å"It is [the] opposition of the personal interest of the higher classes to the development of the nation which evokes the great and necessa ry immorality of the higher classes† (Lassalle, p. 165). The higher classes are established and well off so they are not as concerned with the development of the nation as the proletariat is. The proletariat needs to develop the nationShow MoreRelatedLiberal Perspective of a State7979 Words   |  32 PagesINTRODUCTION Liberalism has meant many things over the last 400 years and has provided significant benefits to the human race. Basically, liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights and so, the main theme of liberalism throughout the period of its development was that the purpose of state is the promotion and protection of human freedom and equality and ensuring of human happiness. Liberalism meant the removal of traditional distinctions that were imposed on people. Read MoreEarly Approaches to Interantional Relations2122 Words   |  8 Pagesthe limits of the scholarly traditions of both utopianism and realism. Utopianism, which follows the tradition of philosophers such as Locke, Kant, and Mills, was based on a belief in a harmony of interests among nations that emerged out of the laissez-faire school of political economy. Realism, on the other hand, is based in the political tradition of Thucydides, Machiavelli, and Hobbes, and focuses on the role of power in inter national politics. Carr (1939) concludes that neither power nor moralityRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesHistorical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past Sharon Hartman Strom, Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform Michael Adas, ed., Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History Jack Metzgar, Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered Janis Appier, Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the LAPD Allen Hunter, ed., Rethinking the Cold War Eric Foner, ed., The New American History. Revised and ExpandedRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pages. Organization Theory Challenges and Perspectives John McAuley, Joanne Duberley and Phil Johnson . This book is, to my knowledge, the most comprehensive and reliable guide to organisational theory currently available. What is needed is a text that will give a good idea of the breadth and complexity of this important subject, and this is precisely what McAuley, Duberley and Johnson have provided. They have done some sterling service in bringing together the very diverse strands of work