Karl Marx
... The man who happened to be an influential leader in the movement to rid society of class conflict is Karl Marx. ... It was there that Karl Marx developed his theories that are still relevant in society today. ... Marx, living at this time in an era of inequality experienced class conflict first hand. ... Living in society at this time and being very influential would give Marx a name that I believe he deserved. ... Karl Marx saw social life as “shaped” meaning already formed or determined by a persons “class” and he felt that,”The groups involved in this struggle are social classes,…people who share a common relationship to a society’s means of production. ... In order to fight for your right to be an equal among all citizens Marx’s pointed out that you must first realize where you stand in society, and then furthermore try to comprehend that that will never change as long as you work under those who rule you and those people are the upper class. ... Maybe Marx’s ideas and theories will never come to be a way of life. ... What Marx saw as an unjust society and way of life is still around today and perhaps even more upsetting and disheartening. ... Perhaps this is the only way a middle class, or as Marx may say “lower class” citizen will ever overcome the ever powerful authoritative upper class citizen.