Marxism vs. Capitalism In reading The Communist Manifesto, one becomes interested in the economic system that Karl Marx describes. Upon first thinking about Marxism, one wonders why it has not worked in the past in nations such as Germany. One then begins comparing Marxism with the economic system they are most accustomed to, Capitalism. Capitalism or a system closely related, seems to work well in the United States government, but one wonders what its flaws are. Both Marxism and Capitalism are well thought out economic systems, but each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Marxism is a good system of economics if it is closely examined in its pure stat