Chapter 1- Social Conflict

     Essentially, my blog here today is to discredit Karl Marx and to point out why his logic is flawed.
First I will discuss his point of view and then point out the flaws. I do have a personal alternative and or when I should say is doing quite well.
As you all have seen in chapter one Professor Weffer has done a great job at outlining some of Karl Marx's theories. For example, Marx's "Focus on importance of social class in inequality and social conflict." Meaning, that the economy and money is the root of all evils. He believes in a type of commune that supports each other. That sounds all nice and dandy but it does not work. In fact, Marx believed that "social conflict would only end once production of goods and services were taken out of the hands of the capitalists and placed into the hands of all people." This means that he is infighting war, are you kidding me? Not just war but to overthrow a country of democracy. Marx does not like capitalism and I am here to argue for it. Let me get this out of they way. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being an elitist. Without these people we would not have America, there would be no possibility for the "American dream" or any dream for that matter. We would all be sitting in Quonset huts in the middle east near where civilization began. People invent things to make money, they own things to create wealth but it also creates job. As you can see by this picture this man never even held a job. I am using my words lightly as to what kind of a person this man really was. It looks great on paper but without capitalism which Marx's so desperately tries to destroy he would not have the luxury of sitting at home while his friends support him. How do they do this? Oh well hey they own a factory. Must be nice to be a hypocrite. If he really cared about people and believed in his virtues he would not sit around. He would be living on the streets. His grand scheme of trying to get the common man agents the wealth were as followed: "1) Form the act of working: workers have no say in production; work is tedious and repetitive

2) From the products of work: workers have no ownership in the product that is sold for profit

3) From other workers: work is competitive rather than cooperative

4) From human potential: workers deny, not fulfill themselves in their work." At the end of the day you need leaders and you need followers. The leader makes more money because he or she invited his or her time into their companies and made them successful. Now, Marx's wants my money? I do no think so. Without these people who lead you would have nothing. absolutely, they do not get a say. It is not their business to dictate to the leader. You are an employ, you are a follower, you don't like it leave. Find somewhere else or someplace else to make money. Don't even think about asking for mine. America was created and founded by big thinkers and even bigger risk takers. If you want something you have to go out and grab it. Not sit in a room and complain about the way the economy is run. You want war? Yes, Marx's I will fight those like you with a passion. People like you are lazy and wish to leach of the society. 

Cited: Came directly form the the chapters outlined in class. Mainly focusing on the first chapter with Karl Marx.
1) http://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/karl-marx-communist-leader-and-blatant-racist-18393/
2) http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/social-conflict-theory-in-sociology-definition-lesson-quiz.html