Marx believed that human history was largely defined by the animosity between the working class and the governing class, with the latter in control of providing for the lower classes. ... Karl Marx does not develop the discussion of what Communism is. ... In order for society to function as a whole, and not just in benefit for the select few, there must be a balance between Capitalism and Communism; a common ground that is yet to be developed. ...

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"Capital is a social power" and because wage laborers are exploited, they have no capital, and since they have no capital, they have no way to participate in the "free trade, free selling and buying" that the bourgeoisie defines as freedom (216). ... On the contrary, Lenin believes that democracy is an essential element in the transition from capitalism to communism. ...

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