is as it may, Karl Marx had a radically different opinion onthe effects of Industrialization. He was disgusted by the fact that the newworking class was always at the mercy of their own employers and dependedtoo much on the market. This dependency, he preached, would lead to anuprising involving the collective powers of the proletariat. This propheticwarning would lead to many other revolutions, most notably the Bolshevikrevolution in Russia, and opened a new age of human suffering anddecadence. In conclusion, the Industrial Revolution presented mankind with amiracle that changed the fabric of human behavior and social interaction.Eventually, it even influenced political ideologies and spread across thefour corners of the Earth. However, in its silent and seemingly innocentway, the majority of the population in Western Europe were struck by adisease that was invisible to those in power and too obvious to those inthe lower classes. The exodus from nature and the simple country life intoa cornucopia of bustling cities filled with polluted factories is evidenceof the influence of Industrialization. An influence so profound that thebenefits were buried behind an avalanche of pain, poverty and abuse....
