Why Did Karl Marx Believe That Workers in a Capitalist

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Multiple Choice

Why did Karl Marx believe that workers in a capitalist economy experience alienation?

• A) The mass media make them feel bad about themselves.
• B) Shallow consumerism doesn't give them something to believe in and work for.
• C) Increasingly, they are surrounded by images and representations that don't really seem to relate to reality.
• D) They are often poor and deprived of their basic needs.
• E) They are paid for their labor but do not own the things they produce.

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