Do you agree when i say Communism is the best political ideology?
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i think -- he is dead. McCarthy. if he were alive i would immediately send him an e-mail plus fax to follow you and your thinking. are you sure you live in north America? I think you just want reactions you are not looking for answers. the answer is --if you have two cows --under communism -- they would take the two cows and shoot you. that is not all -- then they would send the cost of the bullet to your family so that they can pay. that is a short description of communism. while in capitalism -- if you had 2 cows -- sure they would take one cow (taxes and government subsidies and bureaucrats etc) then they would let you milk the second cow -- provided you share the milk with whomever is in power. hope you get it all and it helps you to switch sides before McCarthy turns over in his grave. i rest my case.
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I know this sounds crazy, but communism is a great form of non-democratic government. HOWEVER, the only form of communism that works is if it a voluntary system that people join. When it's a forced communism, there aren't enough checks and balances.
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What is Communism? \nCategory: News and Politics \nWithout a doubt, you’ve probably heard about communism. And, also without a doubt, you’ve probably heard all sorts of horror stories about it — from your teachers, from the media, from politicians, even from your church pastor or preacher. \n        They tried to scare you. They want to keep you from finding out for yourself. If you asked one authority figure for a second opinion, they usually told you to ask another authority figure. And if that didn’t satisfy you, then they told you to read the history books they wrote for you.\n        Do you see a pattern here? The one person they will never tell you to talk to, however, is a communist. Why? Because a communist might go “off script” and tell you something they don’t want you to hear.\n        So, what is communism? Well, there is communism, the theory, and communism, the society. Let’s first deal with communism, the society.\n        To begin with, communism is a society without bosses or servants, without superiors or subordinates, without masters or slaves — in short, communism is a society without classes and the stress, conflict and antagonisms that go with the existence of classes. Contrary to the history they teach you, classes are a relatively new thing in the human experience, having been around for only about 25,000 of the last 50 million years of human existence.\n        “But,” someone might say, “there are a lot more people alive today than there were back then.” That’s true. What’s also true is that we are smarter, more conscious of our world and more technologically advanced than our ancestors. We really don’t need someone standing over us, telling us what to do and when to do it. If necessary, we can work that out together, in common.\n        Because it is a society without classes, communism is also a society where all aspects of society are developed and administered in common. That means not only the political system, but the economy, culture and social relations too. Can you imagine, having an equal voice, along with your co-workers, in deciding how conditions at your job would be determined? Or, having a say, along with your neighbors, in shaping how the city’s budget will be spent?\n        Democracy is a key element in the development of communism — but not the stale, formal “democracy” we are taught about in school; we are talking about democracy as a practice, a real-world tool that works for those who work.\n        As well, communism is a society without a state. Now, when we talk about a “state,” we are not talking about councils and assemblies that debate issues and adopt policy. When we say “state,” we mean the armed organizations that enforce “order” (the rulers’ “order,” that is), like the police and military.\n        “No police?!” Yes, no police. What are the police really for? Well, when you live in a society where goods and services are restricted to a few, you end up with the many in need. When you have so many in need, you need to maintain order. However, if you live in a society where the needs of everyone in society are met, what need is there for police? If everyone’s basic needs — good food, decent housing, worthwhile education, etc. — are met, what basis is there for most of the crime in society?\n        Sure, there may be times here and there that may require some kind of investigation or enforcement unit, but those times would be relatively few and far between, and could easily be handled as they come up.\n        It is also the case that communism is a society without money. “Without money?!” Yes, without money. Why does money exist? Basically, it was invented so that one group of owners wouldn’t get screwed by another set of owners. But, if you have a society where the factories and workplaces are owned in common, and we can sit down and plan out three months, six months or even a year in advance what w
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In some communist countries yes.
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Communism is a system of government where the social order is the same for everyone. Everyone is equal, except in a country where Communism has been abused by a dictator and/or political party. In this form of Communism, everyone is equal except for the members of the political party and/or the dictator.
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That depends on your definition of communism.If it has anything to do with what happened in the soviet union and china then i'd say :bad.If you want to keep an open mind and believe that all people should be paid the same and a generous amount then :good.Communism can be whatever we want it to be we can take the old ideals that were good about it and leave the bad behind.Or start over from scratch.There's no law that says we can't.To those who would have a knee jerk reaction to the mere mention of communism and dismiss it altogether I would ask you;what do you know about it other than what other people have told you to believe?Are you ready to think for yourself and actually read the manifesto and really try to understand what Marx was trying to accomplish?Are you open to the idea of social democracy?After intense scrutiny of Marx's work I've come to \nthe conclusion that what he really wanted was a system of social credit.Unfortunately some very bad people took his ideas and distorted them until they were unrecognizable and called it communism anyways and it got bad rap.In a democracy I think it's important to think creatively and critically about the choices we make politically and consider all the options if we are to have a sane and fair system of government.Communism is a viable option if we do it right.
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to the poster above me, communism and liberalism are polar opposites in the economic and political spectrum. Liberalism is supported by free market capitalism. Communism, as defined by Marx, is the successful outcome of Marxism when the need for the State ends and the state is destroyed.\n\nTo answer your question, they seem to come from all walks of life. They're not fascists, at least not all of them. They are for the most part followers and will never act on their own. This explains their need for rightwing pundits to tell them what to do and what to think.
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Communism is a form of economy where, in theory, all property and businesses belong to the people as a whole.  It is commonly misaligned with "dictatorships" as seen in a previous answer.  \n\nIf communism could achieve what it was truly meant to be, it would mean that every citizen would have a say in how property and businesses were used and operated.  \n\nHowever, communism oftens makes it easier for a dictator to take advantage of the people and assume power.  It is important to note though that a dictator truly has nothing to do with the economic system of communism.\n\nSocialism is somewhere between capitalism and communism.  It allows for the private ownership of business.  However, the government and the people control services vital to the people such as medical services.
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Yes, the media was " alive " when Communism was a bad thing. Actually, Communism is still a bad thing.\nLiving under Communism would be like living under your parents only on steroids.
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Communism is just a government format, that leads by council. It grew out of the Socialist movement sparked by Carl Marx. There are a number of books on the subject, try The Manifesto. By the way, both of these were ideas that looked real good on paper, but never translated well into reality. Human nature is it's biggest problem.
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The regime collased in Russia.  China's regime is strong.  And they're Communist in name only.  Communism means no private capital, no private profit.  But I myself have owned shares in TWO Chinese companies, one of which I sold for a profit and both of which pay dividends.  That's capitalism!  They're too embarrassed to admit that they abandoned Communism years ago, but they did.
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The Republicans are kissing the Communists butts everyday now over Americans. That's because the Republicans are Communist too, it's a no brainer. Wal-Mart is Communist, RCA, Thompson Electronics, Microsoft, hell it's starting to become endless. They parade them around America, and call Communism Capitalism. How can it be Capitalism when they are not even Americans. The real word is called Monopolization with no free or fair trade, and that isn't Capitalism, it's Communism. So "RED" is for the Communists that they really are. I heard this from somebody else in here. The Conservatives choose Communism over Americans; because America can and would produce any thing that we need. America doesn't need anyone to produce our products for us. They choose to be Communist for greed, over America.
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anti-communism, cant say much else
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Until you said indvidual freedom, I would have said China-- communism almost sounds nice. But no nation has all of those things except the Kingdom of Heaven, which is eternal.
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I know for sure that Communism is alive and well.\n\nMany of my junior high teachers are STILL there!
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Maybe Socialism is better, but capitalism is more human unfortunately.\n\nsocialism is a great idea, but it has to be everywhere for it to work because if there is a capitalist nation next door then it begins dragging the socialist down.\n\nsorry I had to be practical
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Communists are cool because they make every shmuck as miserable as the next schmuck :).  And by the way, communism has never reached the strides Capitalism has in terms of wealth and common good.