The manifesto introduction is a historical summery of the time during the socialist rebellion. It also explains how Karl Marx collected his ideas from Germany philosophy, the British political system, and French socialism. After long periods of studying and discussing his ideas with Friedrich Engels, the two of them co-wrote The Communist Manifesto. The working class people at the time agreed with his beliefs and started a revolt against the upper class society and the government. They protested and led demonstrations for years but were unsuccessful. After Karl Marx death his ideology still remained in the minds of the people, before his death the manifesto was translated into Russian. The Russian rebel took his ideas and conveyed them as threats to their own government. They led violent protest and eventually toppled the Russian government by removing the tsar of Russia. They failed to remain organized and could not turn their ideas into reality. A man by the name of Joseph Stalin came along and used the manifesto's ideas in reverse and he controlled the people through violence and false promises.
             The manifesto's two main points are to seize political power in society and to distribute equally money and production. These ideas are suppose to benefit the human spirit and then, modern day working class. These beliefs, on the surface, seem hopeful. On the other hand, once these ideas became reality what is the next step? How do you keep this political system in power and order? The manifesto suggestion is too vague and planned roughly with no longevity. What it fails to address is that someone has to step up and be the organizer if not the leader. People can not govern themselves, sadly enough; they need guidelines and a regulating force.
             The society of then and now lacks the collectivism to achieve the manifesto's utopia. By nature man has the desire to distinguish himse
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