In their critique of industrial capitalism, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels claimed that

Athe trade union movement would force industry to accept social reforms.

Bthe most equitable and just society could be found in an industrial commune.

Cthe bourgeois class needed to exercise responsibility toward their workers.

Ddemocracy had failed because most workers did not understand their true interests; a dictatorship would serve them better.

Eonly a communist revolution would overcome the abuses of capitalism and create a just and equal society.