Today, the bourgeoisie maintain their grasp on power because “in order for the bourgeoisie to continue to exist, they must continually revolutionize the instruments of production.” (Marx 476) Capitalism manages to thrive because the private owners have taken advantage over the proletarians via advancing technology. Capitalism also began to increase with the onset of the Industrial Revolution. Marx contended that the bourgeoise are still expanding in size and exploiting global markets in a never-ending cycle to stay one step ahead of the workers (Marx 476). Through mass communication and unionization, the gap between the classes is closing, while constant struggle by the bourgeoisie to stay ahead of the proletarians intensifies. Marx cited
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“The bourgeoisie by the rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all, even the most barbarian nations into civilisation… It compels all nations, on pain of extinction, to adopt the bourgeois mode of production; it compels them to introduce what it calls civilization into their midst, i.e. to become bourgeois themselves. In one word, it creates a world after its own image.” (Marx 477) As the ruling class continues to accumulate this amalgamation of influence and power they must “constantly revolutionize the instruments of production” (Marx 476) to keep pace with increasing technology and the uneasy partnership with the proletarians. According to Marx, “each step in the development of the bourgeoisie was accompanied by a corresponding political advance of that class,” (Marx 475) contributed to the bourgeoisie’s amassment of influence and power. In their effort to remain superior to the proletarians, the wealthy are merging economic power backed by the political power to maintain global dominance. The bourgeoisie, then, tamper with the “free market” as modern millionaires control the wealth in society and have managed to gain the political influence to turn the laws to their
“The bourgeoisie by the rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all, even the most barbarian nations into civilisation… It compels all nations, on pain of extinction, to adopt the bourgeois mode of production; it compels them to introduce what it calls civilization into their midst, i.e. to become bourgeois themselves. In one word, it creates a world after its own image.” (Marx 477) As the ruling class continues to accumulate this amalgamation of influence and power they must “constantly revolutionize the instruments of production” (Marx 476) to keep pace with increasing technology and the uneasy partnership with the proletarians. According to Marx, “each step in the development of the bourgeoisie was accompanied by a corresponding political advance of that class,” (Marx 475) contributed to the bourgeoisie’s amassment of influence and power. In their effort to remain superior to the proletarians, the wealthy are merging economic power backed by the political power to maintain global dominance. The bourgeoisie, then, tamper with the “free market” as modern millionaires control the wealth in society and have managed to gain the political influence to turn the laws to their