Marx Communism

The basis of this reading is the separation between the classes, bourgeoisie and proletariat. The bourgeoisie is the upper class that holds the wealth and is the employer. The proletariat is the working class that basically has no control of the money that they make. The Communist Manifesto discusses the eventual overthrow of the existing economic system and a shake up of the classes. Normally, the lower class would just take over the upper, but the lower class will instead instill a new system of economics. While there are other classes that are fighting against the bourgeoisie, they are only fighting to preserve their own wealth, and not to the degree of the proletariat. Because the proletariat have nothing, they also have nothing to lose. They are a large majority, but have nothing. They are looking to destroy private property. This is where I find my biggest disagreement. I am very much for personal property, and the right to owning something. However, just because somebody has a right to a belonging, they do not have an entitlement to it. It is yours to peruse, and to earn. If I work hard for something, I want to see the benefits of that hard work, and make use of those profits the way I best see fit.