What the world knows as politics comes in many forms. Examples of these include democracy, monarchies, totalitarian, and communist governments. Yet while some forms of government have died out due to unpopularity among the people, some still exist today. Enter Karl Marx, creator of what is known as communism. The Prussian born philosopher is indeed a major influence on politics of recent history. Through writing and the spread of ideas, Marx reached a point where his ideas flourished. People all around the world soon Marx’s ideas to use and create societies of modern history. Marx dedicated his life to the dissection of 19th century politics and philosophy, and his findings fueled many people into executing Marx’s plans. Karl Marx’s ideas …show more content…
Rather than a strong personality, Marx would use his literary and philosophical skills in order to bring things into light. He did so by publishing many works, some more famous than others. Most commonly known is The Communist Manifesto. As world renowned historian Eric Hobsbawm commented on it, the manifesto gives the struggling a voice, with its “brief passionate conviction” and strong writing (Hobsbawm 10). Such words suggest how powerful the manifesto was, and how clever its ideas are. Marx introduced his style of communism in this pamphlet, and he would introduce ideas never seen before. Classifying the upper capitalist class as the bourgeoisie and the lower class as the proletariat, the book was started off with an introduction into how peaceful the feudal society was. Marx described how the rich wanted to end safe situations; by innovating. Relentlessly promoting urban environments, industrializing small towns, and destroying small businesses were just a few ways how the bourgeoisie were a threat to the poor. All they wanted was profit, money, and speeding up towards the future. Poor families lost their sources of …show more content…
And so, Mao did what Lenin had started with, the formation of revolutionary groups. By observing the peasant class, or so Mao called it, he found out in 1921, that it was the time for revolution. Mao and his armies surrounded cities and took control of them, and fought relentlessly against the Nationalists. Chairman Mao once famously spoke about his support of communism, saying, “Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy.” (Andrews 55). Yet again, we see that Marx had convinced another reader, that communism was a weapon, just like how the proletariat would wield the weapon of communism. Mao Zedong’s power would put fear into Stalin’s eyes, but relations between the two were kept minimally. Yet Mao established an industrial advancement, where the peasants rose, and the country of China began to