Karl Marx and the French Revolution in 1830

Karl Marx thought socialism was superior to capitalism because of socialism's benefits. Marx wrote that socialism is an economic structure that allows people to realize their full potential, and that capitalism would eventually collapse and be replaced by socialism and then communism. By “full potential”, he was referring to the way that the government can mess with entrepreneurship and sometimes cause budget-inducing taxes, inflation, and copyright issues (all of which happen in a socialist government). Just because your society runs differently, that doesn’t mean certain restrictions won’t happen. Marx did not hate capitalism; he instead saw certain values in both capitalism and socialism and chose socialism as his favorite.

The French Revolution of 1830 was a revolution where the French ONCE AGAIN revolted, and overthrew the king. As middle class citizens begin to demand more power in the government, Charles X establishes the July Ordinances which restrict the press and dissolve the cabinet. These ordinances, which were published on July 26, 1830, curtailed freedoms, suspended the press, and changed the entire electoral system, which resulted in widespread unrest and ultimately Charles X's abdication.

It was interesting to see Karl Marx's point of view about socialism and to hear about another Revolution by the French in this week's history.