[[Karl Marx]], the father of modern [[communism]], believed that revolutions were inevitable and that an "underclass" [[dialectical materialism|would revolt against a ruling class]]. The revolutionary language Marx uses itself belies any notion of [[equality]], [[justice]], [[citizenship]], or [[democracy]] and appeals to the baser instincts of [[envy]] and [[hatred]]. Marx's ideas fell out of favor in [[Russia]] and [[Eastern Europe]] with the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] and a general rise in living conditions throughout the [[planet]] due to [[capitalism]].<ref>http://www.crf-usa.org/bria/bria19_2a.htm</ref> | [[Karl Marx]], the father of modern [[communism]], believed that revolutions were inevitable and that an "underclass" [[dialectical materialism|would revolt against a ruling class]]. The revolutionary language Marx uses itself belies any notion of [[equality]], [[justice]], [[citizenship]], or [[democracy]] and appeals to the baser instincts of [[envy]] and [[hatred]]. Marx's ideas fell out of favor in [[Russia]] and [[Eastern Europe]] with the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] and a general rise in living conditions throughout the [[planet]] due to [[capitalism]].<ref>http://www.crf-usa.org/bria/bria19_2a.htm</ref> |