| The Marxists find it easy to reaching consensus | | | | "creation of a new moral man" which must be |
| regarding their ethical beliefs because of their single | | | | pursued by all means, regardless of the process of |
| minded approach to the Marxist theological, | | | | pursuit. They feel what is moral is reaching the end |
| philosophical, biological, economical and historical | | | | and even if processes the world considers as immoral |
| disciplines. Though these ethics have no absolute | | | | are adopted to achieve this goal, they strongly agree |
| foundation, the Marxist believes the dialectical view of | | | | it is moral provided the capitalist system is wiped out |
| the class struggle is foundation enough. Such a view | | | | for the communist one. The justification of this Idea |
| dictates the conflicts between the proletariat and the | | | | is that even the clergy men and 'so-called' Christian |
| bourgeoisie and since their later exploits the former, | | | | priests then were all friends to the affluent, if not |
| the two classes are of different moralities and | | | | affluent men themselves. |
| Marxist/Leninist believe that a new morality for a | | | | Critical EvaluationThe Class Morality, coined by the |
| new man would be established if the bourgeoisies are | | | | Marxist/Leninist ethics is an "equality and Justice" |
| said to be capitalist who are controlled by the | | | | driven ethics. It is very straight forward with a |
| Old-Morality system, the Old religion moral code which | | | | defined aim. We all need equality in every aspect of |
| makes conspicuous the socio-physical hopelessness | | | | Life in order to have equal chances of survival in the |
| of the proletariat (communist). | | | | society. So molestation, extortion, torment e.t.c are |
| Hatred becomes obligatory in the conflict between | | | | the main repugnant factors which initiated the hatred |
| the proletariat and the bourgeoisies and it would | | | | for the capitalist and the capitalism system. This is |
| seem that unless a member of the propertied class | | | | quite an outstanding motive and indeed a strong |
| could somehow become a proletarian, anything he | | | | based will. |
| does, no matter how moral by his standards, will be | | | | But their approach to this problem and method of |
| complemented by Marxist with contempt. | | | | resolving it is their weakness. Dissolving the classes |
| Justification of the MeansBased on Marxist, the end | | | | into one group alone is something that can never |
| justifies the means regardless of what you do; it is | | | | happen. Even if it does, who will do all the manual |
| moral if it brings the world close to eradication social | | | | labor? Definitely, bourgeoisies will emerge again. |
| classes. An action is moral when it helps over throw | | | | Would you continue fighting that class? You will |
| the bourgeoisies. And whoever believes in this slogan | | | | realize that you are fighting nature and he who fights |
| is actually going to use any means. | | | | nature fights against himself. |
| Moral revolutionAccording to Marxist, revolution is the | | | | Secondly "a good end justifies the means" not just |
| perfect way to over throw the bourgeoisies and lift | | | | "an end". And a good end is explained or defined by |
| up the proletariat. Also, the communists believed that | | | | the processes leading to it. If you kill someone |
| the struggle against any hindrance to the cause of | | | | because he is depriving another of his right then you |
| their construction is moral and humane. | | | | do the same because everyone has the right to live |
| Marxist backed up his point by saying that in biological | | | | (which is the greatest right an individual can ever |
| evolutionary process, nature accumulates the good | | | | have). So, you just deprived someone of his right |
| and discards the bad, hence the fit must survive both | | | | and you need to be killed too. If this linear sequence |
| biological and socially. That is to say, the Marxist's | | | | of murder continues, I do not for see a last man |
| revolution is morally right even if mistakes are made | | | | standing because all will eventually die. Even if such |
| and even when it involves mass killings. British | | | | chain reaction does not occur, it is totally hypocritical. |
| Journalist D.G. Stewart Smith estimates that | | | | So, two wrongs can never make a right and |
| international communism has been responsible for 83 | | | | complicating or compounding a problem is rather |
| million deaths between 1917 and 1964. From a Marxist | | | | mistaken for creating a solution. |
| Leninist perspective, if 83 million died to abolish social | | | | Finally, some may argue that this theory helped in the |
| classes and private property, it was worth the | | | | development of a country like Ghana which is |
| price-even morally just. Marxists judge the result, not | | | | becoming one of the world's fast developing nation in |
| the methods, the consequences and not the act. | | | | terms of stability and governance. But, in as much as |
| The Marxist/Leninist ethics believe the general (world) | | | | it worked for Ghana does not guarantee |
| moral principles are immoral with the Christian ethics | | | | effectiveness to another country. Since these classes |
| inclusive in which they believe gives the bourgeoisies | | | | cannot be merged to form one, the only solution of |
| underserved and harsh advantage over the | | | | great mutualism between the two classes. |
| proletariat. This has led to the vogue idea of the | | | | |