According to Marx, the French Revolution was the most significant instance of this form of bourgeois independence. (pg.484) Indeed, Marx thought bourgeois control so dangerous he says, "the executive of the modern State is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie." (pg. 475) The bourgeoisie rise to power in Europe is an example of how society transformed itself across the world. .
This establishment of the bourgeoisie created a new social class where labor was dictated by their new rule. This class, known as the proletariat, "wage-laborers who, having no means of production of their own, are reduced to selling their labor power in order to live." (pg. 473; footnote) As bourgeoisie industries expand and increase their capital, the proletariat develops while small business owners cannot compete with the capitalist bourgeoisie. At the same time, the development of bourgeois industries causes the decline in the condition of the proletariat. The weakening of the proletariat can be slowed but not stopped, creating a revolutionary element within the working class, helping to destroy the repressive bourgeoisie. (pg. 481-482) It is this argument that Marx makes in supporting his ultimate vision for society and the proletariat. .
Marx details the social changes communists hope to encourage the proletariat to implement. He specifies the interests of communists are not different from the proletariats; they only seek to cultivate a consciousness in the proletariat. (pg. 484) "We have seen above that the first step in the revolution by the working class is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class to win the battle of democracy." (pg. 490) The main objective of communists and the proletariat is the elimination of private property. Such materialism keeps them enslaved. (pg. 484) Bourgeoisie or capitalistic economics requires owners of the means of production to give workers enough to ensure their survival.
