Capitalism

Karl Marx believes in a world without classes.  He thinks the working class people are completely taken over by the owners of the means of production.  He stresses that under capitalism, the class struggle is particularly violent.  There are only two classes under capitalism: the bourgeoisie who are the owners or those in charge, and then the proletariat who are the workers and producers.  The main problem with having these two classes is that although both are working, those who work more get less and those who work less get more.  The forces of supply and demand determine the price of labor.  So the more people that want a product, the less the proletariat will get paid for the more hours worked.  Finally, the conditions the workers are put through get worse through out time.  The poor will become numerous and the rich will become fewer.  Marx believes the only way to fix the issue of capitalism is to revolt.  A different and less extreme way to think of capitalism, is to think of it a sports team situation.  The coach is the bourgeoisie and they command and “own” the players.  Coaches make sure the players do not act out in class and on the field and are taken accountable if there are problems.  On away games they are in charge of us and everything we do, we have to make check in with the coach.  The players are seen as the proletariat, they do what is told by the bourgeoisie to get the job done.  The players are producing the product of success to make the school and the coach look good.  The better the team does, the more sponsors and fans you will get, and the coach will expect more out of you.  If the coach does go out of line, the players could revolt, which is extremely rare.  Although relating sports teams and capitalism is very strange and sports teams are not treated that badly, it is another way to look at it, even if it is not as extreme.  I do agree with Karl Marx with his dislike for capitalism, because it is not fair and very one sided.