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Marx and his theory of alienation

ociety creates alienated citizens, Capitalism would be the least alienating. The reason people work in a Capitalist society is to better their lives. While the degree to which people better their lives differs, sometimes greatly, the opportunity for betterment is still there.Workers do not work in for the sole purpose of serving the Capitalists. They work because of the incentives provided by a Capitalist society. The main incentive, is the opportunity to climb the social ladder. This opportunity cannot be found in Communism. In a Communist society, you are born into a role and you are forced to play that role your entire life. This is not true under capitalism, where a person can be born into a dirt poor family, but still become a successful businessperson. The political emancipation found in Capitalism, is true emancipation. People are free to do whatever they want. Most importantly the can choose to work. The fallacy of the theory of alienation is that it assumes people are forced to work. In a Capitalist society, you don't have to work if you don't want to. The aura of the social ladder is what drives people to work in a Capitalist society. ...

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