Answer only from Communist countries-Do you think that communism is a failure?
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!
220119
yes.\n\n  All of history is full of bad examples of communism that were misrepresented totalitarianism in disguise. But pure unpolitisized communism is a quest for a utopic society where no one person is any better than the next, and everyone shares the wealth of the community as well as their fair share of the work that supports it. That is the true reason for The west's aversion to the idea of socialism and communism. We here are a pyramid society that takes from the bottom to support the top 10% of the population's interests and agendas. AAnd more times than not those agendas are to keep the pyramid stacked in their favor at the expence of the bottom 90% of the population. That is what is at the heart of modern capitalism. Before capitalism there were other ways to rule over the masses, such as slavery, indentured servitude, religious superstision....but the basic pyramid was the same and has been passed down to modern times because 90% of the people are asleep at the wheel for their entire lives.
1127913
Yes. Americans are afraid of anything that they don't understand. And those under 18 seem to understand just as little. \n\n I dont really think there ever has been a true communist nation - just a bunch of capitalist-monarchists who called themselves communists.  Funny....Some Americans (and others) will say the communist ideal is good but not practical cause its never worked HOWEVER democracy is a good idea too - but we've never had a true democratic nation either and the faux democracies of our world  have not "worked" either. \n\nSo hmm....whats more practical? A communist gov't to train the people into caring for each other so that eventually they will be capable of making the right decisions - OR an immediate "democratic" government which gives the selfish people the ability to make decisions on their own before they have been educated enough to wipe away the influence of humanity's self-destructiove history? \n\nThere is a reason that there is a minimum voting age in most nations - it is the same reason that communism is a necessity for a true socialist world - a world where one hand helps - not hinders the other.
305224
In animal farm he's saying that while communism is good in theory, it does not factor in human nature. It's because of human nature (greed/laziness) that communism does not work. Not everyone can do the same amount of work, or will accept th e same amount as they're given.
887069
No.!!!\nNobody has ever practised Communism the way that Karl Marx visualised, as they say my donkey stays my donkey.!!!\nWhat is yours is mine. what is mine stays mine.\nHypocrites is what they all where, thieves and liars while the people suffered.!!!
1069212
I hope so, since it is a Communists society - Russia, Germany under Hitler, Japan during WWII. \n\nI do think we lack respect & pride in our country.
28219
Hmmm...I'm going to assume that when you say "western world," you are talking about first world countries in Europe or U.S.?\n\nI think the Soviet Union is a prime example of a first world power that not only gave it a chance, but hung onto it until the system imploded.\n\nSee, communism cannot work if you have human beings in charge of other human beings.  The division of power (political, military, bureaucratic, whatever) alone causes a rift within the equality quotient that the communist philosophy is founded on.  Those who are in the position of taking advantage of their position is naturally going to take it to make life better for themselvesand their families...it's human nature.  So, you can say that the nature of being human dooms communism.
420937
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.
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.
703304
It's vulnerable, not venerable...\nAnyways yes I think germany was vulnerable to communism. What I would have done differently is put women in power so that things would be handled gently and efficiently.
305457
It's a great system in a world without human emotions. Unfortunately, no government could ever run a communist nation and still give its citizens the rights America does. So it's a good idea on paper and in books, but real life, I don't think it will ever work out positively.
924756
People don't view communism as a great type of government, but if it works it is a great idea.  But it never works because there are constantly people trying to take advantage.  Then it becomes a totalitarian government.\n\nHope this helps
1073049
The problem with communism is that it removes most of the incentives for a person to excell. If there is no reward for above average or better performance, why should you push yourself? What would be the point of trying to innovate in that kind of system?
1064672
Communism is a good idea to people who have been super oppressed for a long time.  Good idea but about as pratical as monkey with a gun. Eventually all communism turns into capitalism.
945137
Mexico dosen't have a very strong economy and Communism would be easier to work in a country like Mexico compared to America.\nNo at the moment from the articles i've read it isn't very strong... For now... There is a small uprising in the party but not large enough to be considered a large party.. Not sure though.
933401
Communism will collapse but for different reasons that it did in the former USSR.  The USSR collapsed because of economic reasons, I don't see that being the downfall of the fastest growing country in the world.\n\nUnlike the former USSR it has accepted (at least way more than USSR did) capitalism.  There are now billionaires in China and that could have never happened in the USSR.  People are buying things and demanding things in China.  In the former USSR they got a ticket for a car or bribed an official to get a car or food, tv, radio.  \n\nHealthy competition for products, services, labor are needed to keep people innovating and motivated in their country.   I suspect one more generation will have totally embraced the free market and communism will die out.
986508
Hi. Great question. Consider communism in two ways: in theory and in practice. As a theory, a philosophy, communism was the vision of an ideal state where all people would share equally, there would be no poverty or exploitation, no war or classicism. It was almost a religious ideal for many people. The philosopher who shaped that vision the most into a practice was Karl Marx. At the turn of the century, his attack on capitalism set in motion as political force that challenged the political status quo. It frightened the rich and powerful with the image of working people rising up to take over the government for themselves. In practice, Marxism has been tried to various degrees in different countries. In Russia and China, for example, it was the state system, but in truth, this kind of Marxism had little to do with the original image of communism for a free society. Both the Soviet Union and China were dictatorships. In Vietnam and Cuba, communism has been much more successful, although they were severely stunted by the economic pressure put on them by the United States through boycotts to starve them out. In the end, classic communism has yet to be tried. There are many communist parties still around, but there is no clear vision for this philosophy and the memory of the old Soviet regime still haunts the reputation of the communist hope. Study Antonio Gramsci of Italy (1920's-1930's). This is a good communist thinker,