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Sociological Thought

notes internal contradictions of modern capitalistic system and class
Conflict

Max has tried to prove this that in modern capitalist system many such internal conflicts are active
because of which hard struggle of capitalists and labourers becoming more intensive and alongside,
destruction of capitalism is sure. Capitalism itself creates the seed for its own destruction. marx has
treated the internal conflicts active under capitalistic system in comprehensive manner. His thoughts
in this relation have been presented in a very good manner by francis W. coker.
“firstly under capitalistic system, inclination is towards production on large scale and monopoly.
As a result of this inclination, which we get to see in form of partnership, joint stock companies and
corporations, assets get more and more accumulated in the hands of less and less people (capitalists);
and in this way small capitalists are more and more thrown out of the capitalist class and are included
in the proletariat class . In this way, the result of development of capitalism is that number of capitalists
goes on reducing and number of labourers goes on increasing. Secondly, under capitalistic system
inclination is towards regional consolidation. For producing on large scale it becomes important to
collect lakhs of labourers at a small place and in this manner by mutual contact labourers get more
knowledge about general problems and necessities. Class consciousness becomes powerful among them
and sources of support become easily available to them. Thirdly, inclination of capitalistic production
is also towards finding more and more extensive market for itself. For this there is requirement for
best development of means of transportation in various parts of industrial world and through it
labourers spread in various industrial centres of the world get a facility of mutual contact. Fourthly,
capitalistic process creates a financial crisis from time to time. In a large number, labourers only are
the consumers and they only get that much wages from which they may purchase a very limited part
of their production. Produced goods get accumulated and because of excessive production, financial
crisis arises. As much capitalism is developed, that much crisis arising from time to time keeps getting
intense and because of them sovereignty of the capitalists become more and more insecure; and
capitalist, for overcoming such dangers bring into use various measures- like obtaining new markets.
By adopting those measure, crisis become more serious and more extensive…. At the end, under
capitalism, such inclination is also there in which there is an increase in sorrow, abjectness, illiteracy
and subjection of the labourers because of which there is increase of jealousy and dissatisfaction among
them. In its entire process, where at one side capitalism continuously keeps increasing the number
of propertyless people, there on the other side, by development of labour saving machines, it keeps
reducing the number of required labourers; i.e., capitalism continuously reduces the number of such
people, who have the capacity to purchase the increasing production.”
“in this way, capitalistic process increases the number of labourers, collects them in a well organised
groups, outbreaks the class consciousness among them, and for establishing mutual contact and
support among them, provides means of communication and transportation at world wide scale;
reduces their purchasing power and by exploiting them more and more, induces them for organised
opposition or taking a revenge. While continuously trying to fulfil their natural requirement and
persistently protecting the stable system on the basis of profit, capitalists always keep creating such
circumstances, from which labourers get a motivation and strength in their natural efforts in making
preparation for establishing a system favourable to the requirement of labourer society.” In short,
in capitalistic system itself seeds for most intensive class struggle (natural expression of which is
revolution) and for destruction of capitalism are hidden. In this manner, marx reaches this conclusion
that in capitalistic system day by day poverty, starvation and unemployment will increase in labour
class and their condition will become more and more pitiful. But there is a limit to tolerance; after
that limit, labour or proletariat class will break all its chains and will stand against capitalist with a
feeling of rebelliousness. This will only be the period of revolt. According to marx, revolt is extremely
necessary for end of old society and birth of new society. Surrounded by their selfishness, Capitalists,
will never renounce their monopoly through council rules; i.e. they cannot be removed in peaceful

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