It has long been argued which social structure and government is right for a
society. The philosopher Karl Marx argues that Communism is the best choice for
government for a society while philosopher John Stuart Mill argues that the best choice
for government is democracy. They both make strong arguments for their choices of
government, but they both share a common theme and that is that their form of
government is designed to help the people of the society. Marx views Communism
as a form of equality for all the people of a society, everyone makes sacrifices in order to
achieve the greater good. Mill views Democracy as a form of government in which the
people run the society and their needs are met because they are the ones making the
decisions. The two philosophers differ on the issue of which government is better for a
society because they are at opposite ends of where the power lies in the government. In
Marx's Communism he shows that the decision making power lies with the government
not with the people, as is the case in Mill's democracy.
Communism as Marx describes it, is based on equality, that all people in a
society are equal in wealth, healthcare, education, etc. and most of all quality of life. That
everyone has the same living standard, there is no rich, there is no poor, and everyone is
simply equal. These are the basic principles that Communism is based on. In Marx's
dialogue about Communism he talks about social classes and how they ultimately will lead to social conflict. What he was saying was that if there is a rich and a poor the ...