With the discovery of America and the following expansion of economic markets, a new manufacturing class arises. ... Such materialism keeps them enslaved. ... In America capitalism was based on a laissez-faire economic system. ... These laws allowed the American working class to bridge the gap with the upper-class bourgeoisie running government. ... Afterall, the examples of 19th century Britain and America after the Great Depression prove Marx's idea had some influence on society. ...

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Marx used Hegal's dialectic view on history, and Feuerbach's thoughts on the material order of the universe to produce his own concept of historical materialism. ... The bourgeoisie developed from the old feudal society with the increase of commerce, navigation, and industry that the discovery of America, and the industrial revolution caused. ...

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Gordon argues that crime is a rational response to the capitalist society which surrounds everyone, he pin points America for this to be particularly true, since he argues that society due to its very nature (as Marxist perceive it) is a "dog eat dog" society it can be seen as a rational response, he justifies this point by observing America's poor and the welfare system they have in place. The American welfare system is based on monetarist principles, which states that if welfare is to high it is in danger of becoming not a safety net, but a means of survival, which very well ma...

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He believed in methodological materialism, which means that material reality is the basis of society, economy, and politics. ... For example, a Caucasian and a Latino field worker would be considered in the same class but being Caucasian gives one a higher status in America than a person of color. ...

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