... Collectivism and Consciousness: The Nature of the Unnatural Machine The question of an inevitable Proletariat revolution and its possibilities are theoretically interesting, but in will not prove to be inevitable. There is little dispute in The German Ideology that revolution is needed to restore man to his place as a functioning, fulfilled, and fruitful member of society. The chains bound to him by meaningless work and the exploitation of all workers for their simple value of simply ... creating "things" while feeling the reduction of the self to a "thing", something inhuman, is predat...

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... of the late 19th century ." (Colton 2002) The worsening condition of the proletariat and the class war predicted by Marx had not come about. Many socialist thinkers began to doubt the indispensability of revolution and to revise other basic tenets of Marxism. "Led by the German writer Eduard Bernstein, they declared that socialism could best be attained by reformist, parliamentary, and evolutionary methods, including the support of the bourgeoisie". (ibid) COMMON FACTS ABOUT COMMUNISM AND SOCIALISM (1) Both communism and ... indicated support for the claim that the Chinese later would d...

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... absorbed by the people. The infuse of Western influence has caused the Chinese citizens, primarily the urban middle class who are exposed to the influence on a daily basis, to see Chinese politics in a new light. Wu Changchang uses Nandy as an authority to help the 7.23 case, "As a social stratum born out of China's market reform and integration with the global capitalism system. Western lifestyle and cultural predispositions have played a key role in ... democracy. As the blogs became more developed and as word spread of the train accident, bloggers started becoming more and more bold....

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... , Chinese leaders added the idea of mass line that moderates the guardianship. Guardianship provides the main concept of relationship between the communist party and society. The party based its claim on the representation of historical best interests of all the peoples. The description of Communist party leadership is set forth in the constitution. The constitution describes the political system as a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship. Chinese Communist party guardianship is informed by the opinion and preferences of the mass line; however, the expression of ... ...

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... and creation of riots or unions. Ultimately Marx believes communism is the key to equal rights of all men and women through business. What Mao didn't realize was Marxism was just an ideology and dream that has not been put into reality yet and based on the Chinese people's economical circumstances will not be successful. Reasons include the Japanese invasions causing the nation's falling economy. Mao's ideals of reformation has transgressed the natural pattern of the Chinese ... economy. A communist economy didn't seem to work out for the ... ...

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... of the political awareness of the Chinese in terms of different groups, followed by the analysis of possible governmental countermeasures. Second I will discuss the possibility of a new legitimate ideology, by analyzing the feasibility of ideological alternatives. Possibility of a Pressed Reform To examine the possibility of a reform that is pressed by the people upon the current communist government of China, we must first analyze the extent of political awareness of Chinese people. First we should not overlook the fact that the majority of Chinese population, especially the peasant and...

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... than to conscious government policy. Restructuring the state owned enterprises is essential to the health of the Chinese economy, the success of the government and the status of the Communist Party. In this conception, releasing a market economy from regulation always runs the risk of unleashing the chaotic (and potentially catastrophic) elements of this process. For example, rather than controlling the number of state-owned enterprises destroyed by market economy implementations, a complete release of such enterprises from any government support or ... authority might result in a massi...

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... as long as they held mutual hatred towards the French rule. Ho worked closely with both the Chinese and Soviets for a period of time after the establishment of the ICP, but returned to Vietnam in 1941 following Japanese occupation. Ho then re-established contact with the ICP leaders, and later helped found the Viet Minh group which was based both on nationalist and communist principles. The Viet Minh engaged in guerilla warfare as ... entire country's liberation. The Western perspectives towards the Vietnamese nationalism and communism differed greatly from the Vietnamese themselves. We...

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... its own grave-diggers. Its fall and the victory of the proletariat are equally inevitable." In this essay, I intend to show that through the establishment of the global economy which led to advancements in technology, political centralization and the exploitation of the proletariat, the bourgeoisie did indeed produce the weapons of their own demise. To begin with, after the discovery and colonization of America, and the establishment of trade with the colonies and also the East Indian and Chinese markets, there was a rapid surge in ... political standing and education in the process. "T...

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... . As a developing country, the People's Republic of China is a capitalist country however it is not a democracy. China's economy is driven by profit-maximising companies who operate in worldwide markets (Democracy and Capitalism). Nevertheless, their politics are dominated by a single group unprepared to loosen the reins of power. Although Chinese capitalism is seen as somewhat free, the state still intervenes in setting most of the parameters of business decisions by individuals ... or companies (Democracy and Capitalism). China's system proves that you can have capitalism without democ...

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... the continuos military disasters, lack of weapons and the large amount of Red Army Soldiers" that died. The reasons for this was political victory is because Mao Zedong became the Chinese Communist Party Leader, all peasants after the long march favoured Communism and the news of Communism was spread throughout China. The Long March started after Chiang Kaishek launched his fifth and biggest "extermination" campaign to eliminate the Communists. This involved the Guomindang surrounding the Red Army and ... slowly closing in causing the communists to starve of food, ammunition, weapons an...

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... should no longer be based on market prices or societal worth, but rather the amount of human labor that goes into production and the actual value of use for the product. This eliminates the problem of people laboring away for very little. The time they put into the products gets taken into account and affects the price of the good, and items without real societal worth (like shake weights or shamwows. We don't actually need them ... oppression via capitalism to create a classless society (socialist society). The government and economic side of Marxism go hand in hand in that they both p...

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... developed. The critical thinkers' key aspects to the industry are still relatable in the media today, despite the globalization and industrialization of the media. I believe that although the media may have more than one owner, the content is still very much used as a form of deception and be biased according to the beliefs and values of the owner of that newspaper, News Corporation or radio station. Each type of media can accommodate for the needs and wants of all the consumers in ... concepts, Adorno believed that culture should create individuality; therefore he condemned the idea of...

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... were threats. This, for the most part, nullified the threat posed against the Nazi regime. In Mao's Communist China, the Hundred Flowers campaign was launched as a means of letting the intellectuals in China speak out. At first, Mao did this with the intent of finding ways to improve his regime by hearing out the concerns and criticisms of the intellectuals. However, things got out of hand as Mao's CCP (Chinese Communist Party) realized that ... programs implemented by the Nazis and more significantly, in the ever-expanding car industry. One of Mao's economic policies that went a way to...

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... strong belief and faith in it. The total loss of credibility suffered by the official rhetoric of the Party was therefore a key factor in causing the revolutions. I intend to examine the reasons behind this, and try to gauge the effect it had on the progression of events. The rhetoric of the early Communist Party, immediately after the Russian Revolution of 1917 was effective in the extreme. With the Tsarist autocracy, and the highly ineffective provisional government of Kerensky in the recent memory of the people of Russia ... , Lenin found a receptive audience for his theories. The fac...

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... various things such as production and commercial crisis. As Marx points out the various historical class struggles, he notes that the same thing is inevitable in capitalism, and that the proletariat will eventually overthrow the bourgeois (Marx & Engels, 2002). This results from the fact that capitalism can be a harsh reality for proletariats, as they are often treated like cogs on a machine with little regard to their individuality or ... , which is both beneficial and necessary to accumulate facts (Marx & Engels, 2002). This systematic approach makes emerging patterns much more evident...

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... by class conflict and the development of antagonistic class fractions. Class conflict being based around property relations and the laws of material production unlike Oedipal conflict, which is more around the parameters of the sphere of object relations and the laws of symbolic production. In conclusion, we have examined society and seen how it is made up of cultures and that these cultures contain smaller subcultures, which have fundamental differences as well as key similarities. Youth subcultures ... are clearly affected by class and gender with the subcultures being defined ... ...

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... be prepared for their future role in society and the appropriate places within the labor market will be filled. The functionalists view has been accused of painting a too optimistic picture. Functionalists may argue that it is necessity for the success of society, that not everyone can achieve in school, go on to University and consequently better jobs, but this offers little to those who feel they are have been ... that corresponds to the needs of the elites rather than to the needs of the society and masses. As a basic example, conflicts points out the nineteenth century, when working...

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... century. Although his books and other works were widely accepted, his views of the working class proletariat are different than other scholars of his time. Evil is often a key motif in Dickens' fiction; but he was more occupied with its effects than its causes. Suffering is prevalent in characters who are both defenseless and blameless. The child protagonists of Oliver Twist and The Old Curiosity Shop, and Barnaby Rudge is created ... to create sympathies as opposed to increase the critical intelligence. Not until the ... ...

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... be key towards becoming a socialist Russia. In the early years of the unrest, Lenin worked intimately with Trotsky in making a constitution to mirror the new request. The bolshevik's presented a range of social and cultural changes. Lenin demonstrated incredible power, and encouraged equality for women, this was reflected in the social reforms made for marriage, abortion and divorce. It was Lenin who bargained for the goals of the revolution and took the Bolshevik's to power. The social and cultural ... . Lenin was key part in consolidating Bolshevik power in Russia. Throughout his reign...

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... Revolution of 1905 was the result of a combination of different issues that plagued the Russian Empire in 1905 and the years leading up to it, although the key reason, from which many of these problems stemmed from, was the poor leadership of Tsar Nicholas II. The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a social and political uprising against the government of the Tsar, manifested largely through strikes leading to production grinding to a halt. Industrialization and the poor working conditions of the peasants put pressure of the ... and worked. Miserable wages were given, so to support themselv...

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... in the 1960's and 70's led to greater divisions amongst the people. Because of the ideological desire for something to benefit the people amid increasing social chaos, socialism looked attractive and many Marxist ideas gained popularity and support. This struggle was echoed throughout much of the world. The French Revolution was perceived as a great success for democracy. Its three key aims of liberty, equality and fraternity became desirable objectives. In the late 1960's, the concept of moral ... new concept of the individual being in control of his own destiny led to the end of the t...

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... Malthus saw inevitable doom in capitalism due to the rapid growth of population exceeding the growth of subsidence (Malthus 13). And finally, the infamous Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels called for the proletariats to rise together and form a communistic society because capitalism was destined to be the cause of its own demise. Basic Institutions of Capitalism The foundation of capitalism is the based on the idea of private property and free markets. Individuals are allowed to own property ... process" (Colander 45). Adam Smith In the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith employs his theory of t...

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... was also strong influence of key individuals including Lenin. Although he was a strong influence within the revolution, he wasn't solely responsible for the outbreak of revolution. In mid April Lenin had arrived in Petrograd, Lenin had been exiled for most of his life, he was given a free passage to Russia by the Germans, the Germans did this because they thought that he was a spy and this would weaken Russia ... said "We cannot be guided by the mood of the masses that is changeable and unaccountable The masses have given their confidence to the Bolsheviks and ask from them not words bu...

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... is represented as a very powerful figure, and is still worshipped to this day, nearly half a century after his reign. Mao had great control over China and no one questioned his motives "Although I did not full understand why, I knew that Chairman Mao had ordered the nation to make a lot of steel". "Absolute power corrupts Absolutely" is a key quote when discussing people who have acquired power ... , these people are often consumed by greed and power that they become corrupt. In Animal Farm Napoleon is a key example of this. He seems at first to be a good leader, having best interests .....

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