The opinion of communism in American culture has been negative for as long as communism has existed. Throughout history, the United States has told its citizens that communism is evil, taught children in schools that it is a dangerous idea, and even gone to war to prevent its spread to foreign nations. But is it really such a "bad" idea? In the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the idea of ​​communism is painted in a very different picture than that depicted in the United States. Although a controversial concept at the time, Marx published this work in 1848 and provided a convincing argument for the benefits of communism. He does this by comparing and criticizing the social classes of citizens throughout the story, using different types of appeals to convince the reader that this type of government should be put in place. Marx strongly believed in the ideas he set out in this manifesto and shows it with how aggressively he conveys the benefits and defends the criticisms of his concept; he is in fact so convincing in the style of his arguments that his theories are still relevant today. Although this manifesto is small, it makes one of the most recognized and well thought out political arguments in history. The basis of Marx's reasoning for using this type of government is deceptively simple. He believed that all of a nation's resources should be distributed equally to all citizens, so that class divisions would cease to exist and to ensure that there was no exploitation of any citizen. Marx also wanted the abolition of private property, which is the main source of wealth of the bourgeoisie. Marx broke this manifesto... in the middle of the paper... to everyone, including the bourgeoisie, that the communist government would fall just as capitalism falls, shows logically how any government will fail without everyone's support. The objective of the communist movement was made very clear by Marx, stating: "...the formation of the proletariat into a class, the overthrow of bourgeois supremacy and the conquest of political power by the proletariat." (467) Here he shows that he wants the proletariat to prevail and invokes strong feeling in the working class by appealing to both ethos and pathos. It appeals to both by showing proletarians that they can trust the communist movement. It may take some time, but it certainly has the interests of the working class at heart. The last statement also invokes a sense of hope and happiness regarding what the future may have in store for the proletariat.