Poverty may mean that crime is the only way that the working class can survive, as crime may e the only way that they can obtain the consumer goods encouraged by the capitalist advertising, resulting in utilitarian crimes such as theft. However, it isn’t always utilitarian crime that the working class commit as sometimes the alienation and lack of control over their lives may lead to frustration and aggression which results in non-utilitarian crimes such as vandalism and violence. Marxist’s sometimes argue the state and law-making are a cause of crime because they believe that all laws serve the ruling class, most law is based on protecting private property. The crimes of the working class and ethnic minorities are punished harshly while crimes of the powerful go unnoticed. The ruling class also have the power to prevent the introduction of laws that would threaten their interests.
“modern history is divided between the working class and the capitol class” * This is significant to the Socialist Action Party because people in the USA are divided by working titles, and this party wants to deplete that. The party wants to deplete this division and create a better society by creating better workers. They can work with employee and instill in them the qualities of being a good worker. This will therefore deplete the division because now everyone will have what it takes. 7.
Everyone is united for everyone's common good. Scientists work harder on their jobs because they know that the public is counting on them. Minorities are served well by socialism. This is because capitalism oppresses minorities while socialism unites them. In the capitalist world, it is nearly impossible to change your social status and move up to a "better one."
Marxists however claim that we should focus on the eradication of capitalism, because then gender disparities will swiftly follow. Many feminists, particularly of the Marxist strain, would agree with this conviction. They believe that capitalism by its very nature is patriarchal due to the extent that it is male-dominated, male-identified and male-centred. Stating the obvious, in a patriarchal society, men are seen as the superior species and when a woman does break through the glass ceiling they are then seen to hold an air of ‘maleness’ (the ‘feminine’ characteristics are not admired: caring,
Many Marxists also argue that a capitalist economic system generates crime, as economic self-interest and personal gain rather than collective well-being is encouraged. Chambliss (1976) argued; "the greed, self-interest and hostility generated by the capitalist system motivate many crimes at all levels within society." The Marxist view that the laws made by the state represent the interests of the ruling class is perhaps a little narrow as the vast majority of laws actually protect the lives of all members of society, not just the ruling classes. For example; laws against 'breaking and entering' protect all stratas in society. Marxist views also appear to be arguing that as laws
The 'anarchists' in the Patagonia desired a society without rich or poor people as well as a society in which everyone showed respect for the human being, so that no weapons would ever be necessary. In this manner, they sought a society where people solved disagreements through talking, and not violence, out of respect for the other person and their position. Aside from these broad goals, the 'anarchists' also wanted fair wages and safe working conditions. This was seen when the Workers Union first went on strike in the movie. After the strikers were found not guilty by the court, the union demanded better and standardized wages for both urban and rural workers as well as first aid kits and signs or labeling in a language the workers could read, such as Spanish.
The working class gain a desire for material things, but breaking the law may be the only way that they can acquire the consumer good that they desire. breaking the law is a small price to pay for the reward that the success brings them in turn. This of course would bring a rise in the amount of working class people committing crimes. Another reason this may lead to a rise in crime may be that the ruling class alienate the working class as they only and this leads to frustration and eventually aggression which can cause them to hit out at the ruling class with violence or vandalism. On the other hand crime is not just pigeon hold to the working class as the ruling class may get a
The Red Scare Justin Nelzen HIS145 Sarah Farenick Oct 31, 2012 The Red Scare The Red Scare was based on the perceived threat of Communism, which few at the time knew little about. Communism is the political and economic system based on the principle of distributing properties to people according to their need gained from their ability. This system focuses on giving the control over the production of goods in a society to the people directly involved with the production work. In general, Communism stops the existence of social classes and let the people live in profusion without a ruling class over them. This theory was made well-liked to people by Karl Marx and Friedrich in their Communist Manifesto, 1848.
Of course, those already in power bitterly resent this; that is why there is such a strong anti-democratic streak in wealthy conservatives and business owners. They complain that democracy allows the poor to legally steal from the rich. (Liberals counter that unregulated capitalism allows the rich to exploit and therefore steal from the poor, and taxes simply correct for that.) But democracy also works in the other direction as well. If we lived in a society where everyone was paid equally, despite their different inputs, people would surely vote to create a system of incentives and rewards.
The fact that visions of utopia have remained basically unchanged for so long is surely a testament to the nature of society. Are the moral voices we allow to guide us enlightened geniuses or well-read fools, and how (if at all) do their personal interests, upbringings and views affect their philosophies? Are individual thoughts separate from individual (and on a grander scale, social,) philosophies. Note: Most Utopian societies seem to have a hundred ways to die but only one way to live. Similarly, for any Utopia to be feasible, it must have a defining perspective.