Utopian Movement Research Paper

Failing utopian movements
Many utopian movements were formed from the shakers to the Oneida Community. For years these movements would go strong partly because, many of the participants of the pre-civil war Utopian societies were implored to join as they could help financially back up the communities; consequently, they came from wealthier families that could afford at least a servant or two to do all the manual labor that they did not want to do. The Utopian societies required all members to work for the common good. Many came in thinking that they wouldn't mind doing the work, however once they got their fill over the hard labor and had enough they left taking their financial backing with them. The communities eventually failed because they …show more content…
It sounds so wonderful and pleasant to share a house, live as a family, and grow one's own food on the land until the members of the movement come up against the realities of joining together a number of diverse personalities into confined housings and they soon realized that no one has the first clue how to work together in these utopian communities. Furthermore, the hierarchy and leaders in these communities may not have been taking into account the members thoughts and opinions regarding matters that would greatly affect the Utopian societies as a whole. Even if all members contribute to the idea that everyone in the community has an equivalent say, it's almost foreseeable that dissatisfaction will rear its ugly head, even in these types of peaceful and perfect communities. Humans are just hard wired to act and react with balance and yet discord. The Human nature in each one of us is consistent from history to present time no matter what era. There will, in any such perfectionist type settings, be some members who feel that they aren't suitably appreciated, or that the labor isn't fairly divided, the sad fact is that lots of things sound really good such as these Utopian societies in a perfect world, until it comes to actually living with

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