Political Fallacy of Marx

Political philosopher Karl Marx advocated for a radical world change. This world change would help bring about the dissolution of all forms of governments, with the eventual goal of universal world peace and happiness. This revolution would start by a violent overthrow of the oppressive overseers; the revolt would grow to a global event. The deluge of outrage would bring justice and peace to the land, with all forms of government becoming extinct.

This concept is grossly mistaken. Violent revolutions will always occur this side of the Armageddon; however, they will not dissolve when everyone is content. If the elites should somehow be vanquished, then there will be a power vacuum that will be filled by the leader. This is similar to the story of the Soviet Revolution as characterized in Animal Farm. There will always be some sort of elite group that will replace the original oppressive group.

There will never be a date that the oppressed will live in peace. As portrayed in Animal Farm, the leaders (i.e. the pigs) will lead the masses into domination. There will never be a utopia that Marx envisions. There will never be a withering away of the state! We were made for society. Man is a social creature and we need each other tremendously. That is why society formed thousands of years ago, joining people together because of commonalities. We were meant to be together within the confines of the community.