Our👏epoch,👏the👏epoch👏of👏the👏bourgeoisie,👏possesses,👏however,👏this👏distinct👏feature:👏it👏has👏👏simplified👏class👏antagonisms.👏Society👏as👏a👏whole👏is👏more👏and👏more👏splitting👏up👏into👏two👏great👏👏hostile👏camps,👏into👏two👏great👏classes👏directly👏facing👏each👏other👏–👏Bourgeoisie👏and👏Proletariat.👏

From👏the👏serfs👏of👏the👏Middle👏Ages👏sprang👏the👏chartered👏burghers👏of👏the👏earliest👏towns.👏From👏these👏👏burgesses👏the👏first👏elements👏of👏the👏bourgeoisie👏were👏developed.👏

The👏discovery👏of👏America,👏the👏rounding👏of👏the👏Cape,👏opened👏up👏fresh👏ground👏for👏the👏rising👏👏bourgeoisie.👏The👏East-Indian👏and👏Chinese👏markets,👏the👏colonisation👏of👏America,👏trade👏with👏the👏👏colonies,👏the👏increase👏in👏the👏means👏of👏exchange👏and👏in👏commodities👏generally,👏gave👏to👏commerce,👏👏to👏navigation,👏to👏industry,👏an👏impulse👏never👏before👏known,👏and👏thereby,👏to👏the👏revolutionary👏👏element👏in👏the👏tottering👏feudal👏society,👏a👏rapid👏development.👏

The👏feudal👏system👏of👏industry,👏in👏which👏industrial👏production👏was👏monopolised👏by👏closed👏guilds,👏👏now👏no👏longer👏sufficed👏for👏the👏growing👏wants👏of👏the👏new👏markets.👏The👏manufacturing👏system👏👏took👏its👏place.👏The👏guild-masters👏were👏pushed👏on👏one👏side👏by👏the👏manufacturing👏middle👏class;👏👏division👏of👏labour👏between👏the👏different👏corporate👏guilds👏vanished👏in👏the👏face👏of👏division👏of👏labour👏👏in👏each👏single👏workshop.👏