... called freedoms that are created by a communal society. In the Communist point of view the abolition of all personal freedoms and individual liberties is necessary in order to achieve a new classless society based on economic rather than political or social values. This abolition of the private property, which ... community to be without classes, and a structure of oppression, and rule by the elite, which is felt by the Communists to be the greatest evil faced by governments throughout history. Marx writes at the very end of his German Ideology: "We have shown at the present time individ...

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... was essential rather than ownership. Rather than government ownership, Keynes supported private ownership of the means of production. Karl Marx identified private productive property as the real source of evil. He believed that possession of economic resources gave power to the owners who then oppressed the workers, who have only their labour to sell. He believed that ownership of ... . They can be justified because there are valuable activities that require the motive of money making and the environment of private wealth ownership. Keynes argued that some inequality is necessary to prov...

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... dominated society as responsible for creating a "history of class struggles," (996). Also, Mill's ideas on liberty undercut not only the theories of communism, but also any instruments that would be necessary to implement a communistic government. His views on what exactly liberty is, directly contradict society's increasing tendency to demand conformity, by saying that: "there is also an increasing inclination to stretch ... right of society to protect the citizens against crime. He believes that the government must be careful not to limit actions or items that may only potentially be ...

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... of which are men." (Marx, 483) Even Smith states that people, when subjected to such mundane lines of work, will become stupid and ignorant. Unfortunately, it is something that is a necessary evil in civilized society. (Marx, 483) Smith believes that this can all be justified through the education of the working class. He claims that with this experience of education, their minds ... day, people are being employed to act as the human components of a greater machine. As has been stated, it is without a doubt that the division of labor is beneficial and necessary for society. Still, there...

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... devil in the previously mentioned social groupings. Whereas in precapitalist times the gods or spirits in their folk beliefs were not inherently or predominantly evil, now because of the influences brought to bear on them from a commodity based market, their beliefs have changed or at least include ... made devil that is predominantly malevolent. Before no such "devil" of this type existed for them. Taussig theorises the reason for this fetishised evil is caused by the alienation inherent with capitalist economies. Simply put, market dominated societies are oppressive, anti-human relati...

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... dragons and rescuing damsels in distress decides to go out on a mission to find a spotless virgin to devote himself to and fight in her honor against evil but because of senility and his poor eyesight he winds up mistaking a bar maid for a lady of honor and a windmill for a fire breathing dragon. ... This same scenario crops up in the Oedipus complex individual who devotes himself to fight against illusionary evil in order to rescue some imagined damsel in distress. Marxist-feminism is a also such a tale, only in this case, the aspiring knight is a lesbian fighting ... can remotely giv...

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... because of religion, people will not sin, or people will be good to others. Yet if religion makes people good and respectful why do people all over the world feel necessary to kill for their respective god or goddess. There are six thousand five hundred religions in the world today. And many wonder why so much religion based terror acts occur ... if they ask for forgiveness they will be absolved, and in the afterlife go to heaven, instead of being sent to eternal damnation. From the first century to the mid evil times, Christianity had many problems. This is understandable because the r...

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... all those who opposed Stalin were murdered. Napoleon's tyranny did not stop with the propaganda and executions. At first hopes were bright, everyone was equal, those who worked received their necessary food. The system worked well until Napoleon took total control of the farm. The animals were overworked and underfed. His slogans "Napoleon is always right"(56) and "I will work harder ... already it was impossible to say which was which"(124). Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution were incredibly similar, both starting with bright ideas for the future which turn into evil in the hands o...

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... see a capitalist economy. Based upon the cases in the book, I believe that capitalist system is viewed as both a benefit to society, but it also takes on a dual role and plays a necessary evil in that contributes to a partial downfall of some aspects of the society also. The downfall of Capitalism is that creates a greater separation between owners (the haves) and workers (the have ... ...

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... by man creating God in his own image, he had "alienated himself from himself." By creating another being in contrast to himself, man hurt himself by feeling that they are evil and they need both church and government for guidance. So, if religion was taken away, man would not be alienated. Marx took Feuerbach's idea and used it for his idea ... start and not where they end. And maybe, if they emphasize this enough, the goal would be to be honest and profitable and not to be rich, by any means necessary. ...

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... the upper classes, and as the story progresses dealing mostly with the upper. The character which may be considered a common man is portrayed as an evil man by the dominant society during the time but, if we look closer towards the intentions and causes of Iago's actions, it may be said ... she repeals him for her body's lust". (Act 2, Scene 3, lines 334-340) This great contrast between the characters creates a sense that white men are evil and malicious while black men are kind and pure. As the Duke comments, "If virtue no delighted beauty lack, Your son-in-law is far more fair ... Of...

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... .""(p. 96), this quote was said by Squealer and the tone of how it was said, not to mention the content of the sentence, were very sad and gave you an evil picture of what Napoleon was doing. The novel is about the communistic state that Europe was going through at the time when this novel was written. The novel challenges a person ... story is Major, he is supposed to be Karl Marx who was a philosopher and knew almost everything. Napoleon, a pig in the story, was supposed to be Stolen, who was smart, evil, a dictator and killed people he didn't like. Snowball was supposed to be Trotsky,...

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... need to be absolutely surrendered to him. Furthermore, Muslims preach about the reward that the good would receive beyond death and about the punishment that would be dealt with the evil and wicked. On the other hand a Buddhist, who follows the religion of Buddhism, believes the path to human fulfillment is reincarnation and worships Buddha. It is the concept that one ... decline due to the attraction of other religions. Materialism A well-known atheist name Albert Camus questioned the existence of God by saying if there was a God why does so much evil and suffering exist in the world. ...

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... regimes in Old Russia. Orwell uses the farm in an allegorical manner to symbolise the Communist system. Though the original intention of overthrowing Mr. Jones (the farmer) is not inherently evil in itself, Napoleon's subsequent adoption of nearly all of Mr. Jones" principles and harsh mistreatment of the animals proves to the reader that communism is not a form of equality but ... social theory. Using the character of Old Major, Orwell concludes that no society can be perfect, no pure socialist civilisation can exist and there is no way of escaping the evil ways of capitalism. Indeed, ...

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... be doing to ensure the best political order. He says that in order to achieve political goals they sometimes must do bad or "evil" things. Though it is said that these immoral acts will prevent an even greater "evil" in the future, it is at that time, still violating certain rights of the populace. This is similar to the ordeal on the ... ...

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... go through what is known as delayed gratification meaning we, as humans, tend to suffer and struggle in the environment in order to achieve personal happiness. In society, it is necessary to have ethical structures for two reasons. First, to bind people together and keep them pleasant within the society, and secondly, to achieve a greater degree of happiness in a situation where ... case, therefore technology benefits both classes. Elaborating to my previous paragraph, capitalists want to speed up the production process by introducing technology in order to reduce necessary labor time a...

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... go through what is known as delayed gratification meaning we, as humans, tend to suffer and struggle in the environment in order to achieve personal happiness. In society, it is necessary to have ethical structures for two reasons. First, to bind people together and keep them pleasant within the society, and secondly, to achieve a greater degree of happiness in a situation where ... case, therefore technology benefits both classes. Elaborating to my previous paragraph, capitalists want to speed up the production process by introducing technology in order to reduce necessary labor time a...

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... way to accomplish this change. In the Communist Manifesto, Marx stated that it was inevitable that the proletariat would realize their situation and would overturn the current society. It was necessary for them to take things into their own hands and correct their problems because if they did not, no one else would or could do it for them. The bourgeoisie ... to forfeit their position at the top of the societal scale. This meant that strong measures were needed to create the necessary change. In order to institute his idea of communism, a revolution or complete reversal in thought and s...

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... , the abolition of the state brings about the elimination of classes and therefore, without classes, no class can be suppressed by another. In place of the state, certain conditions are necessary. These conditions are the realization of people in working according to their ability and their needs and the observation of the simple rules of social cooperation. To fully understand Lenin ... Marx's. Lenin asserts that the state is "a special machine for the suppression of one class by another" (238). It is Lenin's belief, therefore, that the absence of the state is a necessary condition to a...

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... gender roles are creating gender stereotypes which is shaping the construction of gender immensely. Consequently, as gender is a social construct, functionalists would argue that the division in gender roles is necessary to keep society stable. The second theory to be investigated is the Conflict theory. This is a theory proposed by sociologist Karl Marx that claims society is in a state of perpetual ... support the nature side of the debate is apparent in source 4 where it is argued that "Men have come to acquire systemising and mechanistic skills because such skills were necessary for...

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Is legislation necessary or is it a way of the government suppressing culture? The Law. These two words often drive fear into the minds of people who live in todays society. Why do we ... maximises total benefit and reduces the negatives. This is completely correct. We all know as human beings it is impossible to please everyone at the same time. Laws are extremely necessary in order to prevent our society becoming out of control in terms of the safety of ourselves and the world we live in. Let us imagine a world without the law ... ...

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... other people; they cannot be isolated from the society. Human beings can develop their potentialities and accomplish their achievements only in the society in which they are living.   It is necessary to examine the history of human beings to understand Marx's concept of materialism. The first premise is that human beings are able to create history.  Since they are living human ... from which social relationship starts. These three stages of history do not happen separately; instead,they exist simultaneously at the beginning of history and interweave with each other. It is necessa...

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... determined by the labor time it took to produce it in that society. What determines value of anything is the amount of labor socially necessary in its production. If product exchange at the amount of labor time socially necessary in their production then it would mean that the worker should be paid the value of their labor, the value of the commodities ... ...

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... World War II. The Soviet leadership, therefore, was ruthless in marshaling all available human and material resources for the job of modernization. The harsh discipline and economic austerity that were necessary could be imposed only by an unrelenting dictatorship that could control all citizens' activities and suppress any hint of dissent or autonomy. The resulting system of total control has been ... some principles of democracy during the Middle Ages. Slaves ceased to constitute a major portion of national populations. As feudalism ended, a rich commercial middle class arose, possess...

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... revert back to their individualistic instincts, and will do whatever they think is right, ending up in a situation that is not better for society in general. The government is also necessary in situations that arise from uncontrollable aspects. Since people in communist societies live on communes, and basically live off themselves, they will be rely heavily on the production of agricultural ... people. Desperate times however, call for desperate measures; therefore people will only look out for themselves when an issue becomes one of life and death. Another reason why government is nece...

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