Communist Party and Generation Essay

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document

Total Length: 712 words ( 2 double-spaced pages)

Total Sources: 1+

Page 1 of 2

GDR Communism

The main problem with GDR Communism was that it was essentially full of itself -- completely idealistic and pretentiously embracing a "newfound" optimism and faith in a youthful spirit. Everything was supposedly new -- all the old institutions were influx -- and corruption was on its way out, as though it was something that could be eradicated simply by adopting the right policy, by implementing the right socialist or communist agenda. There was nothing really logical about any of it: corruption is a staple of the human condition -- always has been and always will be. Human nature does not change just because the manifesto changes. Human nature is constantly being pulled in two directions at once. With its idealistic goggles on, the GDR simply spoon fed optimism and pride in itself to young generation, insisting that they reject what came before -- the sacred institutions, the sacred temples, the old beliefs. All of that was rotten: the Communists would light the torches to a better tomorrow. It was doomed from the start: it simply was not rooted in reality.

In 1963, the GDR Communists were saying, "Today's youth is living in an era that is itself very young" (The New Youth Program of the Communist Party, 1963).

Stuck Writing Your "Communist Party and Generation" Essay?

View All Our Example Communist Party and Generation Essay

Have A Custom Example Essay Written

The problem was it was a lie. The era was not young. No era ever is. Every generation stands in the shadow of what came before. The GDR Communists pretended that everything that came before was irrelevant -- that the new generation had no parents -- that they were orphans cast off by the corrupt old world and kindly taken in and raised by the Communist leaders. It appealed to youthful vanity, that spirit that looks at itself and admires its beauty, energy, charm and charisma -- but that it is typically woefully uneducated and in need of guidance. The old generation is what typically provides this guidance, even if much of what goes on is corrupted. Sometimes the good lessons get through. The GDR Communists were not interested in letting the good lessons through: they wanted to build a utopian society that was based not on the solid ground of reality but rather on ideals that were enforced rather than freely pursued -- ideals that the young generation was supposed to move towards . . . but did not. The young generation, it turns out, was really no different….....

Show More ⇣

     Open the full completed essay and source list


OR

     Order a one-of-a-kind custom essay on this topic


sample essay writing service

Cite This Resource:

Latest APA Format (6th edition)

Copy Reference
"Communist Party And Generation" (2017, April 05) Retrieved June 12, 2025, from
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/communist-party-generation-2164978
   

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document
order custom essay example