s why he believes that communism will correct the balance of society and crated an existence where every person is valued, and no one can raise themselves up by oppressing another. The next obvious question is how society is going to make the transition from the current capitalism to Marx’s communism. Of course, the ruling bourgeois are not going to wake up one day and realize that the whole basis of their society is cruel and corrupt and decide to redistribute their wealth. However, Marx believes that is inevitable that the proletariat will realize their situation and their power, and overturn the current society. "Its [bourgeois] fall and the victory of the proletariat are equally inevitable" (22). This notwithstanding, it will still be necessary for the proletariat to take things into their own hands and correct the current problems.This brings up the topic of violence. As declared before, the bourgeois will not be readily willing to forfeit their position, so stronger measures will be necessary to create the change that is necessary. Marx has two things to say on this subject. First, violence in and of itself is not a good thing. Second, however, it may at times be necessary to achieve a greater good. First, let’s establish Marx’s position that violence in general should be avoided. Marx speaks of constant upheaval and violence in several places. "...oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight, a fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary re-constitution of society at large, or in the common ruin of the contending classes" (9). constant opposition, or violence results in the destruction of both forces according to Marx. Again, he says, "Constant revolutionizing of production, uninterrupted disturbance of all social conditions, everlasting uncertainty and agitation distinguish the bourgeois epoch from all earlier one" (13)...
