Personal Application #5

Our discussions of Marxism in class have sparked some interesting discussions. It makes me wonder a lot of things. The idea of Marxism is one that has played a role in history for many years now, and I doubt that it’s going to go away anytime soon. Even if it’s never successfully been implemented anywhere and likely never will, the thought is looming above people’s heads when things begin to gear towards this style of nation. I tend to agree that it likely will never work, especially given the lack of motivation. People work for their own benefit, we are naturally selfish. There is nothing wrong with this, it can be a very good thing. It motivates people to do what they need to take care of themselves and their families, fueling society in their actions to stay afloat. Without this selfish motivation, people will not work for anything, or at least not as hard. With everyone putting in the minimum effort, society will fall apart as everything goes to the “greater good”. Most people don’t care about the greater good, they care about what is good for them. Although class struggle is an issue, social classes will most likely exist in our country specifically no matter what efforts are done to erase that. It seems ingrained in our society at this point, and it is what pushes our society forward.

Although there may be elements of Marxism that could be beneficial to a society, the idea as a whole is a recipe for disaster in the end. It would have to be dissected and taken apart into individual ideas that are most vital to a nation.