Most people would agree that there are many issues with our society today. One of the major issues are class tension. From the beginning of the industrial world, there has been conflict between the social hierarchy. This mainly comes from competition, power, and wealth. Two prevalent individuals with many opposing views, including class tension, are Andrew Carnegie and Karl Marx. Carnegie wrote, "The Gospel of Wealth", elucidating his views on capitalism. Andrew Carnegie had an industrial approach to which he believed that competition was good, and was the only way to push ourselves towards greatness. Conversely, Karl Marx, who wrote the "Communist Manifesto", had a socialist vision. His views focused on the collective and opined that we hold each other up, and have a…show more content… He claims that from all the social rankings of the past, the levels of social ranking dwindled down into two classes. The two classes being the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The bourgeoisie are the highest class in society. They are the people who run businesses, own factories, and employ laborers. The proletariat are the laborers who make up a majority of society. Marx explained that these two classes formed as a result of the industrial revolution. He added that the proletariat are constantly exploited by the bourgeoisie and are seen as a commodity or as pieces of machinery. Though the proletariat would normally be seen as weak compared to the bourgeoisie, Marx views them as key to the future. The proletariat easily outnumber the bourgeoisie and would fight to their utmost capability because they have nothing to lose. He states that if the proletariat revolted against the bourgeoisie, they could overthrow them due to their unique qualities. The revolution would end all class rankings and start a fresh social order where all people are seen as
