London Times: The Dynamic Duo of Communism.

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London Times: The Dynamic Duo of Communism.        

It is 1848 and there is an extraordinary phenomenon happening in Western Europe, especially here in London. Today, we are interviewing two young special authors from the newly formed Communist League, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to speak about the fundamentals and beliefs in their recently written pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto. The Communist Manifesto has created a revolutionary uniqueness throughout Europe. It has brought upon uneasiness among the great European governments and monarchies. What is this force that is causing dread among the European nations? The London Times investigates.

In your book, The Communist Manifesto, what is Communism?

Engels: Communism is a flawless economical and political concept, where there is no formal government and everyone lives in a small community. Necessities like wages, housing, and food are distributed equally to everyone. There are no means of productions or no technological equipments that will exploit the working class. The working class will merge as an independent whole, unbounded by the capitalist principles. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". Anyone in the working class can be a leader in communist society. In the end, it is a classless environment.

Where did principles of Communism originated from?

Marx: Communism is an ideology that Friedrich and I had developed through the basis of historical movements. For example, the British Industrial revolution and the French Revolution. These ideals are based on the concepts of economical and political struggle between classes. I believe that economics evolve and develop over time due to industrial modernization and adjustments which bring about the expansion of trade and inflation. It was the bourgeoisie’s adeptness that created technological and economical improvement throughout the centuries within Western Europe. Each growth was bound by the scientific and economic advancement, enabling it to exceed many levels of reform. Communism is the essential fundamental of ‘scientific socialism’ (Pg 21). These developments will bypass various levels of socialism and will eventually derive into the final stage, which is Communism.

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Under what circumstances can a communist government/society be created?

Engels: In capitalism, the main principle is to maximize profit and minimize costs. It is a never ending pursuit for profit. Profit making leads to wage increase and food and merchandise shortages, which oppositely causes the profit to lessen. In order to stabilize and increase their profits, the bourgeoisie created and invested in technology. "The feudal system of industry, under which industrial production was monopolized by closed guilds, now no longer sufficed for the growing wants of the new markets. The manufacturing system took its place." (Pg 59) With new manufacturing ...

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