What is your opinion about Communism?

[ƵenKlassen]

 My opinion on Communism is that it is way worse than Capitalism and we don't need it.

 I mean, look at what happened to the Soviet Union back in the 20th century.

 We need Socialism, not Capitalism or Communism.

Are you from the US? Every country is a mix of Socialism and Capitalism and my country (US) has way too much Capitalism and too little Socialism.

  Yes, I am from the US.

[brewer]

Failed experiment(s). Even the hippies couldn't make it work, and they probably had the best chance at it.

[Whateverist]

Not at all interested in living under communism which by default is rule by the bureaucrats. No one wants that except people who want to exploit others.

But, as has already been said, what is needed is opportunity for personal advancement and expression coupled with accountability for the common good. In the US we have the first thing in spades but the second thing is lacking. Government exists and should be used to strike a balance by checking restraints against the former but also guarding against actions that go against the common good like toxic dumping, price fixing, monopolies and every form of exploitation.

[brewer]

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

[Catholic_Lady]

Communism is absolutely terrible. So many people have had their rights taken away, have suffered, and have been killed because of communism. If anyone has any doubts, study up on the Soviet Union or go to North Korea.

[notimportant1234]

Communism as Totalitarism has the biggest flaw that can't be outlooked, the chance that a psihopat will come to power and no one will be able to stop him( Hitler).
But I think the problem is not the regim but the people.
I mean , you can look at it in every way. Communism- no one has something, almoste everyone is poor( economicaly) / Democracy still flawed( coruption, poverty etc.) , I mean there is a limited amount of money out there. Every political standing is unbalanced. When we would not need politics anymore , then all things will be working.

[Brian37]

Lets be clear here, there is not one country, friend or foe worldwide that does not invest in the global market. No, communism does not work, but "capitalism" is not a form of government by proxy. China allows western businesses, it is a form of "authoritarian capitalism". Fidel Castro had a net personal wealth of $800,000,000 dollars.

One party states do not ban the private sector, they simply have tighter control of the market and fewer benefiting where as an open market can go off the rails too and have the concentration to the top class because of deregulation and lack of livable wages.

Closed states are totalitarian either by a ruling family and or a ruling party, but even those states invest in the global market.

[ErGingerbreadMandude]

A communist society doesn't necessarily have to mean that it is in it's finalized form, i.e, a classless society(I'm talking in the traditional Marxist sense), a society that is striving for it or on the process of achieving that state, or at least working with that in mind can also be called a communist society. Are there no stable economies ruled by communist parties today? Obviously a truly command economy is not very practical in this day and age but it is still possible up to a certain extend, take China for example, it has what is called a "bird cage economy", metaphorically meaning that the market(the bird) is allowed to fly freely but only within the cage(economic structure sanctioned by the ruling communist party).

[brewer]

Communism is absolutely terrible. So many people have had their rights taken away, have suffered, and have been killed because of communism. If anyone has any doubts, study up on the Soviet Union or go to North Korea.

Yeah, that never happens in theocracies. 

(ducks)

[vorlon13]

Ananias and Sapphira were slain by God for not being good commies.

(and New Testament too!!!)

-So-

it's irrelevant whether or not it 'works', the Christian God wants His followers to be communists, and that's that.