Marx claims, in the Manifesto of the Communist Party, that history is defined by a series of conflicts between classes. During his lifetime, the opposing classes were the Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat; the former being the capitalist who controlled the latter, the working majority. He asserts that the Proletariat will revolt against the Bourgeoisie, ending the institution of classes. Therefore, if there are no more classes, there will no longer be class conflicts; and if there aren't any class conflicts, based on Marx's definition of history, there will be no more history...What does the end to history mean?
Also, Marx affirms that Communism will be successful because it eliminates the idea of private property, to which he believes defines social classes. However, is private property the only indicator of social classes? It could be argued that specific ideologies (political, religous) are stronger driving forces than the posession of property. Could this be the reason Communism was not as successful as Marx predicted?
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