According to Karl Marx, attainment of communism is possible only after

According to Karl Marx, the attainment of communism is the final stage of social evolution, occurring only after the overthrow of capitalism and the elimination of private property [c1]. Marx argued that industrial society was inherently capitalist, where the profit of the employing class was produced by the exploitation of workers [c1][c2]. To free themselves, the proletariat must construct a socialist society where property is socially controlled, eventually leading to a classless, communist society [c1][t6]. This transition necessitates the emergence of an exploitation-free society where the antagonistic relationship between capital and labor is resolved [t5]. While 'permanent revolution' is a concept associated with Marxist theory, particularly by Trotsky, the fundamental prerequisite for communism in Marx's core scientific socialism is the abolition of class-based exploitation and the social control of production [c1][c2][t7].

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