KARL MARX
Karl Marx, the historian, the philosopher, the economists, was undoubtedly the most influential and revolutionary socialist thinker to emerge in the 19th century. This I came to also acknowledge through this reading and have a new understanding of what communism is and how it came about. Communism shouldn't be confused with a anti-Semitic dictator killing millions of people or even the law of consecration for that matter. Like many influential men he wasn't so well renowned when he was living and it wasn't until after his death in 1883 his ideas came to life.
Karl Marx will forever be known for being the father of communism. In fact his greatest accomplishment can very well be considered his greatest set back. Many people can argue that communism is the best plan on paper, but that is where the problem seems to lie. His criticism of capitalism was that there was no incentive for workers because property owners or their bosses earned income from there hard......
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