Using a Marxist Lens, How Might Overpopulation Contribute to the Eventual

question 68

Multiple Choice

Using a Marxist lens, how might overpopulation contribute to the eventual destruction of capitalism?

• A) Overpopulation would lead to mass starvation, which would result in an increased competition for workers, which would drive up wages, thus eroding the profit of the bourgeoisie.
• B) Unemployment would make the workers dissatisfied, resulting in a class-consciousness, which would lead to revolution.
• C) Once the bourgeoisie had accumulated their wealth, they would disband capitalism, leaving the proletariat to suffer on their own.
• D) The proletariat would eventually become so wealthy that they would catch up to the bourgeoisie, eventually erasing all previous distinctions between the two classes.

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