if you're wondering who or what porntipa is (don't get your hopes up, it's not porn), it is actually my sociology lecturer. but, she's not the main topic of my post. what i'm really gonna write about is on the subject she teaches; sociology.

after today's lesson on karl marx, it got me thinking. will revolution really benefit society and bring about stability? communism seemed so perfect for the working class during the age of industrialization. there was inequality between the working and upper classes. the amount of political and economic power the upper class possessed completely controlled the people of working class. capitialism created a huge gap between the social classes, allowing the upper class to constantly exploit the workers. in a profit-oriented society, making money was (and still is) the main driving force behind the economy. karl marx believed that communism was the way to go to bring stability to the society and economy and equality to the working class. he predicted that every country would soon adopt communism, but he was so wrong. it is funny how capitalism not only survived, but flourished. many countries have since adopted the capitalist approach because fortunately, or unfortunately, people nowadays are either born into a capitalist society or have been socialized into one.

if you're wondering who or what porntipa is (don't get your hopes up, it's not porn), it is actually my sociology lecturer. but, she's not the main topic of my post. what i'm really gonna write about is on the subject she teaches; sociology.

after today's lesson on karl marx, it got me thinking. will revolution really benefit society and bring about stability? communism seemed so perfect for the working class during the age of industrialization. there was inequality between the working and upper classes. the amount of political and economic power the upper class possessed completely controlled the people of working class. capitialism created a huge gap between the social classes, allowing the upper class to constantly exploit the workers. in a profit-oriented society, making money was (and still is) the main driving force behind the economy. karl marx believed that communism was the way to go to bring stability to the society and economy and equality to the working class. he predicted that every country would soon adopt communism, but he was so wrong. it is funny how capitalism not only survived, but flourished. many countries have since adopted the capitalist approach because fortunately, or unfortunately, people nowadays are either born into a capitalist society or have been socialized into one.