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Power to the Powerless Struggle of the Proletariat
Matthew Denton

There are many views of the proletariat endorsed by the wealthy, we are seen as a lesser breed, the inferior class, the working class, white trash, second-class citizens, we are the have-nots and thus are condemned to be wage slaves for the majority of our lives; though on a side note I have to admit that my work history is sporadic. The proletariat slaves away endlessly barely able to keep above the poverty line, some people who have jobs are forced to live in their cars for they cannot afford an apartment. The worker, the component that keeps the gears of industry and commerce moving, is doomed to a repetitive task for the rest of his life and his hard work earns only just enough to get by.
The proletariat has always suffered from the ruthless abuses of
unscrupulous capitalist business ethics and relentless greed. If a company loses profits then the executives lay-off hard decent workers who are just trying to put food on the table for their family; why not lay-off redundant executives or slash their salaries because they wouldn’t ever have to worry about something as vital as feeding their family. Capitalists see the average workers simply as tools that can be discarded if they outlive their usefulness. Capitalists move factories out of their countries of origin and open them up in the third world because labor is so cheap there, I can’t fathom a human being who owns a billion dollar sneaker company and to save a little money pays impoverished people pennies to make his shoes. The workers give their sweat and their blood to keep the gears of industry moving and their repaid by giving them a wage that barely gives them enough to get by and they are shackled in the chains of necessity and thus you have a wage slave. Capitalism might also be the final doom of the family owned store and the family owned farm because small stores can’t compete with the prices of a “Wal-Mart” and corporate cattle farms which are of such a massive scale that they drive out the family owned farms. Though on a brighter note, some family owned farms and stores successful market their products as an alternative to the corporate equivalent.
The bourgeois, the middle class or nouveau riche, fall between the proletariat and the upper class. The bourgeois are usually better educated and financially secure then the struggling proletariat, though both depend on their professions to meet the financial burdens of living. But while the proletariat have only enough to survive, the bourgeois enjoy a higher standard of living and seek to maintain the status quo and are somewhat of a obstacle for change.
Now we reach the apex of the social pyramid, the upper class and the fantastically wealthy who have a majority of the world’s wealth and own all industry amongst other things. Capitalist doctrine dictates that allowing the majority of the wealth to be in the hands of a few allows for the creation and expansion of industry and commerce. They see themselves as the ruling class, somehow they are superior to people beneath them but if you ask me most of them where born with a silver spoon shoved up their ass and they wouldn’t know the first thing about how for some it is a constant struggle just to go on from one day to the next. If a man amasses a fortune due to his ability and intellect then I can respect that. I’m somewhat pessimistic in my outlook but I sometimes think democracy is a load of crap because if money is power then the power is not in the hands of our elected officials but in the hands of a wealthy elite. I could be full of it, but just how much influence does this rich elite have in the circles of power.
I’m not a commie or a Marxist but I read the communist manifesto and I liked some of what I read. I liked the part about a classless society, I mean we can all agree equality is a great thing, but I say we haven’t achieved it yet for can you honestly tell me a poor man gets the same justice as the rich, can you tell me that calling someone white trash because their destitute isn’t discrimination, are you going to tell me there is still this attitude that the strong should pick on the weak, I personally believe that we are all equals for we are all human. Yes, you should attain as much success as your ability and intellect allow you but a man is not some inferior person because he doesn’t measure up to you. I also like that Marx was on the side of the proletariat, in his time the working conditions for the workers where horrible and he saw them as human beings that deserved to be something better then wage slaves. I also like the fact that Marx said, “To each according to his need,”, I think that means helping out the people who have the least and need the help the most.
Horrible things where done in the name of communism and I’m not against capitalism, but I believe the wealth should be more equally divided and I believe our government should be watching out for the interests of the people rather then the interests of big business. I believe the world is a deeply flawed place and some must try and have the courage to change it for the better. They say Utopia is impossible, that is a lie and this is the truth I tell you. So many people are completely consumed by the endless accumulation of money, but there are a few who actually want to make things better.
The bourgeois are happy with the status quo and while a few might desire change for ultraistic reasons, most are probably scared of change. The wealthy upper class are probably very hostile to a radical change for it might threaten their power and they don’t trust humanity to change things for the better.
That leaves the proletariet and while some might say that they have no power, the truth is they have the power to change this world and they are probably the only ones with the courage to do it. Even the powerless have power, the power of the proletariet is unity. If the proletariet united behind a common front then they would have the power to change the world. If they all voted the same way for candidates who wanted to make their situation better then the proletariet could improve their standard of living.
Alone you are powerless, together and you would have power. Just use it wisely.