Why are Communist leaders always uptight, paranoid, and oppressive?
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Communism, capitalism, and socialism are primarily economic systems.  There are a variety of political philosophies and systems that interface with any of these.  Added to that is the fact that many nations have economic and political systems that blend aspects of these various systems.\n\nKim Jong Il might use the mantle of communism, but North Korea is far from being a communist or socialist state.  Most of its population lives in poverty.  Famine is a constant threat for them.  There is no equal distribution of goods.  Kim Jong Il is a dictator, as was Stalin.  Their regimes were about centralized power and nothing about socialism or communism.
168943
Some are natural leaders and enjoy being in charge. Others lack self confidence and need control to feel secure.
151488
yes, because vigilance balances man's tendency to abuse not only his liberties but others as well. Vigilance is all that keeps the world from utter despotism.
340939
Good, for the leaders, bad for everyone else.  It's a BIG lie.  It has never worked.  Communist countries have all had to keep people from leaving.  If they had been allowed to leave they all would have.  Communist countries have mostly failed.  They couldn't feed their own people.  China is getting away from Communism, Cuba is barely hanging on.
145067
its just another way a communist government tries to control its people.
890147
http://www.skepdic.com/falungong.html\n"It is difficult to understand why the Communist party in China fears Falun Gong. Their practices would relieve the demand for medical assistance, thereby saving the government millions of yuan. They encourage truthfulness, forbearance and compassion. Of course, members may not be very useful to society, since they are not materialistic and would prefer to spend their days meditating and exercising in the park, cultivating energies, rather than working in factories. Then again, communists don't like competition."
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Lazieness is one factor..a major one. Remember it was a slothfull induvidual who wouldnt work by the sweat of his brow who came up with the theory that evolved into communism...the evil empire. Also people who wre not raised to work with their hands but to chase after materialistic gains will not want to take real work but whatever can make easy money. They are spoiled...rotten\n Regards, Ammo
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There agenda is just like "Brain" ...."What are we going to do tonight Brain"..."The same thing we do EVERY night Pinky...Try to take over the world!"...Tyrants are greedy and have no care for the people "beneath" them, as long as we do as we are told. They are manipulative con-men, that lie, kill, and twist perception.
405851
Nope. None at all. It's the Chinese Communists that should be feared. They're the ones torturing them because any group with more people than the Party could become stronger than the Party.
857851
Because there mate just cussed them out,maybe there boss did them some wrong. there children.you know how children can be sometimes. there evil. they were raped and beaten as children. there communists ,or there republicans.perhaps  there democrats there stupid, there retarded. mentally ill.don't have anything better to do.?just a few thoughts. theres plenty more reasons.try to have an  understanding that people , well, there just weird sometimes.try to forgive and dont let it bother you.
508745
Because they are always repressed. It's no secret!
957605
I can spot a flaw in your question. You ask for answers from Communist countries. You should know that in communist countries the Internet and all media is state controlled by the party and you aren't allowed to say anything negative about Communism, Communists, the Party or the country or anything that isn't pro-communist. Internet is heavily controlled and what you post on the net will be read by someone of authority in the country and then they could be jailed. So how could you get any good answers from currently communist countries (that's if they even manage to use this website since its pretty much freedom of speech on here) that say anything except how wonderful communism is?\n\nI'll give you my opinion on communism though - it is an utterly disgusting, failed policy and will never ever be a good thing!
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They're trying to stir up trouble just like the people who post topic after topic spouting "Bush is Hitler!" and "Should Bush be impeached?".\n\nBuncha flamers.\n\nBy the way, Communism 99% of the time won't work unless it's a very small, agrarian community. When it comes to larger, more prosperous countries it won't work. There will always be people in the government that are greedy and feel they are better than everyone else, plus don't you think Communism is unfair? A server at McDonalds would get the exact same amount of everything as a doctor or lawyer, do you think anyone would be motivated to go to college anymore?
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overbearing control freaks that must always be right and no one else can be
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In a nutshell, Communism, at least as interpreted by the Bolsheviks, would lead inevitably to world domination.  Only after the world was under one governemnt could the utopia exist where everything got distributed equally and every one sang and danced all day, etc.  The United States, however, was and still is a sovreign nation not part of comintern (the Soviet term for the allied Communist states falling under the Warsaw Pact; the rest of the world referred to this as the Second World, however).  As such, the United States and its allies were seen as prime targets for Soviet spying and espionage with the vision in mind of subverting sovreign nations and republics the world over so that atheistic communism would reign.  Sen. Joseph McCarthy and many of his colleagues at the time fought tirelessly to expose Soviet agents working in sensitive governemnt positions, but many communist sympathizers slandered the good Senator and his efforts and so his name is continually defamed to this day.  A lot of thanks to a man who only tried to keep America alive...
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I think the ideals behind Communism were well-intentioned, but it just doesn't work. You can't force people to be equal. It's just never gonna happen. Nature is created in such a way that there is a natural heirarchy/order to things. Someone is always going to end up on top and someone is always going to end up at the bottom.
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They are opposing governmental systems.\n\nI believe Capitalism is better for the economy and usually there is more freedom under Capitalism.\n\nCommunism is a system without God, that the leaders are greedy for power and usually oppress the people denying many rights because supposedly the Communist government leaders know best how their people should live.\nMost Communist systems violate human rights including freedom of speech and freedom of religion.\n\nBut at the same time Capitalism when it is done without God and taken to an extreme also leads to greed and the oppression of the poor.\n\nAs a Christian I would rather to be under a Capitalist system with hopefully Capitalists who are not extreme and believe in God.