Marxism

Many Americans believe the nuclear family is the foundation of our society but that is not the way Marx saw things. Marxists argue that the nuclear family performs ideological functions for Capitalism – the family acts as a unit of consumption and teaches passive acceptance of hierarchy. One of the many results of the war on poverty was the breakdown of the family especially in Black intercity families. In 1965 single mom Black families represented 25% but today that figure is 75%. As families break apart the people become more reliant on government to care for them. Statistics show that if a young woman graduates from high school and does not have child until she marries she has a 95% chance of staying out of poverty. Whenever the gap between rich and poor becomes large some leader will gain power by promising to share the wealth. While it sounds enticing, history shows it doesn't work.