Marx+study+questions

(Add, answer, and discuss study questions for this author and reading) Bourgeois are the social class which obtains income from ownership in capital assets, or from commercial activities. They are the ones who have the Proletarian class of people working for them and in turn profit form their labour without doing much if any work. Put simply, the Bourgeois are the owners and controllers of capital. Part of that capital is labour which is provided by the Proletariat or working class. As such, the Bourgeois are reliant on the Proletariat and as industry grows so does the power base of the Proletariat.
 * What is the relationship between Bourgeois and Proletarians?

The proletariat are tools and slaves of the bourgeoisie **Is this a quote? Aside from rhetoric, Marx did not think the proletarians were the slaves of the bourgeoisie 1223239744**. The Communists seek to bridge the gap between the Bourgeois and Proletarians whereby the Proletarians will gain political control and thus will become the general class of the nation. This may be implemented through a revolution or merely by political change but the idea seems to suggest a redistribution of power and wealth. Capitalism has the impact of reducing the importance of borders and cultures through the homogenising impact of trade. Capitalists however may play on nationalistic sentiments when it is useful to do so. A communist society according to Marx is one where the power within the nation is shifted to the dictator and to the working class. **No, this is just a transitional stage 1223239744** Marx accepts that revolution is necessary in the short term, this would ideally follow a huge market collapse or similar breakdown in the capitalist system. During this time of revolution, some despotic measures can be justifiable, but only to aid in the transition.
 * What is the relationship between Communists and Proletarians?
 * What is the effect of capitalism on national borders and cultures?
 * What characterises a communist society according to Marx?
 * Is a revolution necessary to obtain a communist society; is this inevitable; is it permanent?

The idea that a proletarian revolution is needed is a cornerstone of Marx's theory on communism; Marxists believe that the workers of the world must unite and free themselves from capitalist oppression to create a world run by and for the working class. Thus, in the Marxist view, proletarian revolutions need to happen in countries all over the world. When the revolution occurred some totalitarian governance was justified in a transitional phase only but was never meant to last. Once such a global revolution had occurred, and the transitional phase had passed then the revolution had ended, therefore it was never meant to be a permanent institution.


 * Compare and contrast Hegel and Marx's view of history. Where does history lead, according to Hegel? Where does it lead according to Marx? What are the mechanisms of history?