Marx & Engels, Communist Manifesto, 1848

“…the poor were reminded that the rich were thieving and corrupt and had attained their privileges through plunder and deception rather than virtue or talent. Moreover, they had rigged society in such a way that the poor could never improve their lot individually, however capable and willing they might be. Their only hope lay in mass social protest
... See more(5) Capitalism is built on the idea of a free market, where people can choose to sell their labor for wages, but that idea is false as people have to sell their labor to survive. There is no choice.
(6) Back in the 1500s, when Capitalism was introduced in the UK with the enclosure, many refused to work for others to earn a profit. They preferred to