Is communism currently illegal in the United States?
969898
It is no more illegal to belong to a communist party than Democrat or Republican. The constitution guarantees freedom of speech. Schools do have a right to regulate the curriculum taught in their classrooms; however.
1005271
Yes it is. If it is illegal in YOUR country then it is illegal.....period.
285970
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...
212155
It's probably illegal
1034878
its a complicated story, it is illegal. In the 50's everyone deamed dodgeball as unamerican and a commie sport because the ball was red. Dodgeball then faded out of american lifestyle and now we see it reappear into the mainstream
877227
Yes, it's illegal, and I've seen things on TV talking about how the authorities are starting to get tough on that sort of thing.\n\n.
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!
793738
If this was really in the Congressional Record, it is not a record of what the US Congress was trying to enact.  It was put there by a lame-brained right-wing Congressman who got it from a hysterical right-wing moron group.  It was THEIR idea of what the Communist bloc wanted.\n\nCommunism is virtually dead in the rest of the world. I'd count only Cuba and North Korea.  And they are in no position to coerce us to be Communist.\n\nIf I were you I'd worry about us becoming FASCIST.  A professor compiled a list of 14 key attributes of Fascism, and when you read that, you may realize that the resemblances are too close for comfort.  The loss of the GOP majorities in Congress temporarily put a stop to that.  Generalissimo Bush has been declawed.  But I fear that a substantial percentage of the American people do not have the Fascism out of their system,  although they do not embrace the label, and will support such misrule again in the future.
477040
Agency trade systems are ILLEGAL in most of the United States. Be very wary of these kind of systems.
1113669
China isn't a shining example of communism any longer. In fact, they're about as capitalist and exploitative of their workers as any industrial age country has been. They're also been pretty crafty with their currency by tying it to the US currency, which has been key to their economic boon. Look at the rest of communism for your answers though. Cuba. Ukraine. Russia. Hardly triumphant. I would even say that a large part of India's woes right now are tied to the heavy socialist lein in government, not an excess of capitalist ambition.
276312
I love the naivete of the responses so far, but they did nail it on the head in theory.  What Americans don't understand is that Communism was a "corruption to the core" of society, not just at the top.  Everyone did what they could to get along, meaning lying, cheating, and stealing under the regimes.\n\nThe people here are not necessarily "pro-American", but more "pro-sucker"...as in, "Come bring your dollars to us so we can take them and cheese you guys off until you leave."  Some countries (like Bulgaria and Poland) have managed to reverse this mentality and thrive.  Others, like Romania, Moldavia, and Ukraine, have never had a significant "middle-class" in their history, and hence, have no idea what capitalism really means.  Materialism and corruption of values is substituted for any semblance of fair business and working ethic to a horrible effect on general society.\n\nTo answer in a nutshell though, the common folks here believe that America = Money.  Money is the only thing that matters any more, and the idea is reinforced by corrupt leadership.
1173296
Pretty sure prostitiution anywhere in the US is illegal!
479154
Yes, this is a communist day!  Communist are using illegals on this day!  Most of the people boycotting on this day don't even have any idea about this!\n\nCommunist-led coalition is supporting a pro-illegal alien boycott of work, school and shopping on May 1st. Make sure to save up any big shopping you've got planned in the future for May 1st!\n\nStrange how this "coalition" names themselves after the far left, pro-terrorist, hate-America-blame-America-first organization that exists in America today: ANSWER \n\nOr is it a coincidence? Note the communist/socialist/pro-terrorist organizations leading this coalition: ANSWER's steering committee includes the Free Palestine Alliance, the Partnership for Civil Justice, the Nicaragua Network, the Korea Truth Commission, the Muslim Student Association, the Mexico Solidarity Network and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. \n\nAlso please note the pro-Communist movement's "May Day" celebrations are held on May 1st in recognition of the Soviet Union's struggle for the communist laborer.
577924
No, communism only works on paper. In real life application it fails miserably
1071928
no..it is illegal in every state under federal law. If you start a med. marijuan cooperative, Bush's DoJ will bust in and throw all the terminally ill cancer patients in jail.
681367
Communism is a political ideology that seeks to establish a future classless, stateless social organization based upon common ownership of the means of production. It can be classified as a branch of the broader socialist movement. Communism also refers to a variety of political movements which claim the establishment of such a social organization as their ultimate goal.\n\nAmerica is scared becuase golbally capitalism is on the decline and they see Latin america becoming more and more close to Communist values.
819684
Cuban cigars are NOT illegal in Canada, just the US. So they are legally able to sell and ship them, because there is no law against their distribution in Canada. If a US citizen wants to deal with the illegality once they cross the border, that's their perogative.