Blog 6

1) The economic condition of the bourgeoisie is the preservation of property and the value of the citizens property. The economic condition of the proletariat is to own little to no property and everyone is equal. I believe in the bourgeoisie because it seems to lean more toward individual rights and not as controlling.
    
2) The Expanding world for market good is diminishing national identity because different cultures are merging more than every before. People are being exposed to more and and merging because of it.
3) Marx expects that everyone will be treated the same, no matter what. In theory this would work perfectly, but reality is a different story. Everyone has their own work ethic and there will always be somebody working harder than the next guy and if they got paid the same, like in Marx's theory, the harder worker would start slacking and nothing would get done.  


I do not think that wealthy people should follow Carnegie's example because I believe that everything should be earned and nothing given. Some money should be there to get people a head start, but it in no way should be a long term deal. If people do not earn wealth, then they do not learn anything. I believe Bill Gates actions will close the gap, but it is up to the people to earn their wealth and make themselves a success.  

1) Aristotle would respond well to the painting because the painting seems to show men voting and not one person making all the decisions. Aristotle wanted everyone to be satisfied and although he was aware this is impossible, he believed that more people voting on laws would be better.

2) Government is present in the painting because everyone is voting or voicing their opinion. The men in the painting are also educated because of the circumstances and because of how they are dressed.

3) He would assume is was an oligarchy because it seems to be a small number of educated and wealthy individuals. It does not represent the common man and there are relatively not that many people in the painting.

4) They represented the elements well, because there were men from all over to give input. However, it was only the wealthy individuals so society could have been represents better, but I believe less would have been accomplished.

5) For the most part, Aristotle and Tocqueville would agree on a lot of the issues in society. An example of this is equality. They both believed that a successful democracy needed equality in order to be happy. They also believed in a true democracy in order to make sure everyone was represented.

          

1) Martin Luther King Jr. and Thoreau had very close beliefs because they both believed in protesting if one is not satisfied with the government and they both also believed in nonviolent protesting. King did read Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" because King's actions mirrored those that Thoreau wrote about. These two writers opinions and views would be pretty close as far as treating every man as an equal. Thoreau believed that there was injustice in the government and when this happened it was up to the people to let the government run itself down and then change it from there. King also saw injustice in the government but in his case it was against his own race. Both men realized that there was injustice going on and both were imprisoned for it.

   
2) Cicero believed that hurting another individual, except when provoked, was not okay and should be avoided. He also believed that steeling was wrong and believes it "violates the law of human fellowship". Cicero also believed that if you witness one of these bad acts and did nothing, that was injustice as well. He also believed that we treat our opponent with respect and no trickery. I agree with Cicero because it is similar to the rights that everyone should get: life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness.