Thursday, February 6, 2014
Reflective Blog Post of Karl Marx and Adam Smith
While I played the role of Karl Marx and emphasized his point on communism and controlled economy, I happen to agree with Adam Smith and his role in the market economy. His ideas about a free choice government led to our free and united government today. His capitalist views are the favored choice of many and his beliefs inspire many an individual to buy in their own self-interest. His views are going to be important, I believe, in our future discussions of how important people play a lead role in our economy and how they affect it.
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I agree Greta!!! I also had to play the role of Karl Marx and I found it somewhat challenging because my beliefs contradicted with the ones of Marx. It was fun though because I got to learn a lot about communism that I had no clue about before I looked up research on Marx. But I still believe with Smith's Capitalist views more than Marx's Communist ones.
ReplyDeleteGreta, you make an excellent point about the idea that free choice inspires people to work harder because it will benefit themselves. I like that you pointed out that these ideas are not simply theories and that they are actively playing out a role in our economies today. The capitalist outlook stems mainly from Smith and I think it is important to remember him when we look at other situations in the world today.
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