Communistic Society

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three important aspects of . Communists believed that the present should dominate the past, contrary to previous modes of thinking under which the past dominated the present. A person’s social standing would not be affected by his ancestors as they were prior to Marx’s time. According to Marx, under Communist Government, the State, or government, was to play a more direct and involved role in society than it previously had. Government was to control all private property and means of production, thus eliminating the bourgeoisie class and permitting the proletariat to thrive.
In addition, Communists planned for the abolishment of inheritance. They believed this forced each individual to earn his own space in society, and would deny him the ability to simply inherit it. Following death, an owner’s property (machinery, facilities) would be sold, with a large sum of the profit going to the government. The lands and property of rebels and emigrants would also be confiscated. ...

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