"The communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling class tremble at a Communist revolution. The Proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!" -Karl Marx, at the conclusion of the Communist manifesto During the industrial revolution, a worker could have a 12-hour working day, in either an insanely hot or freezing factory production hall. Poor pay meant that expectant mothers and their children also had to work. Conditions worsened and wages were partially paid for with cheap liquor, and women were often obliged to earn money through prostitution. The customers for the products were the upper classes. The lower classes were beasts of burden, in a sense. Nowadays the conditions are improved in us 1st-world countries, and the old Marxist-Leninist views are obsolete in the new world, and must be maintained as a progressive Social Democracy, much like Western European countries. :thumbsup: The homeless should be sheltered and provided with jobs, and private business is limited to things that are not life-necessary, althought they could create privately funded research labs. Merchants are allowed to thrive, as long as the work is well compensated for. :thumbsup: The economy of the country of Jordan, for example, increased by 400% in exports recently, more than 95% through sweatshop labour making traditional dresses for richer customers. :shame: Marxist-Leninism however is the only way to improve the developing world and 3rd world countries such as Iraq, Sudan, Liberia, And Sierra Lione, where the gdp of a massive amount of people is outmatched by the few priveleged. This doesn't even have to be about money. Liberian "freedom fighters" slaughter innocents mindlessly, and must be toppled by the populous itself. The ones who suffer indeed have nothing to lose but their chains.