Question

Read the following excerpt and answer the question below:

"It has become evident that the bourgeoisie is unfit any longer to be the ruling class in society and to impose its conditions of existence upon society as an over‐riding law. It is unfit to rule because it is incompetent to assure an existence to its slave within his slavery, because it cannot help letting him sink into such a state that it has to feed him instead of being fed by him. Society can no longer live under this bourgeoisie, in other words its existence is no longer compatible with society… "

What is Marx saying about the Bourgeoisie here?


That the workers are not working hard enough to make money for the rich


That the wealthy class is doing a poor job running things and must be overthrown to better society


That the working class has taken over and is creating chaos in society

Answer 1

That the wealthy class is doing a poor job running things and must be overthrown to better society. Marx believed that the bourgeoisie, the wealthy, were not in a position to rule over everyone else. He wanted to eliminate class struggles for the proletariats, the working class. He also argues hat the working class are the ones who produce and therefore should have a say in their government.