What's to hate about communism?

[constitutional]

Please enlighten me.

Is it true that Communism gives everyone in the society equal representation? So whats wrong with communism? (I'm looking for ammo against communism)

 

[LibertiORDeth]

Equal pay no matter what your job or how hard you work leads to lack of incentive to work, which leads to lower productivity, which leads to a decrease in national GDP, which leads to a lower standard of living, and eventually, poverty. 'Nuff said.

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

Is it true that Communism gives everyone in the society equal representation?

Not sure. See any real life examples anywhere?

 

[Jason726]

How about a loss of your freedoms. Do you like an a-hole boss telling you what to do? Well imagine an a-hole government telling you what to do with every little aspect of your life.

 

[NoxTwilight]

Regardless of what the "ideals" of communism are - the fact that people risked their lives to escape East Germany and Russia etc. etc. should give you enough information to make a judgment on how "equal" people were/are. What good is equal if all it gives you is hopelessness and sorrow and destitution?

 

[rpfreedom08]

lol. good lord what a question. If you don't know whats wrong with Communism then you haven't studied history enough.

 

[Laughingcow]

Please enlighten me.

Is it true that Communism gives everyone in the society equal representation? So whats wrong with communism? (I'm looking for ammo against communism)

Ask Hillary or Obama, they support it. lol

Who is in control, whover it is, controls everything. People will get lazy because they will have no motivation to accel, then the government will start having to crack the whip to make them work. You are set up for a bland, no frills life, no freedom to go above and beyond. Communism can only work if absolutely no-one had even the slightest speck of greed or personal aspirations.

 

[rpfreedom08]

If you guys look through history you will see that democracy is just a transitional type of government and always leads to total control of the government, anarchy etc.. etc.. This global move to democracy is just a global movement to total government.

 

[LT for the Truth]

Do you like an a-hole boss telling you what to do? Well imagine an a-hole government telling you what to do with every little aspect of your life.

Great post, After the day I've had, I needed a laugh.

 

[pacelli]

One of my family members grew up in a communist country.

Neighbors reporting you to the government for hanging your laundry, other neighbors disappearing in the middle of the night to never be heard from again, soldiers staying in your home unannounced and taking their liberties with your property and your family, waiting 2 hours in line every morning for a bucket of milk and a loaf of bread, and the list goes on and on.

 

[WilliamC]

Please enlighten me.

Is it true that Communism gives everyone in the society equal representation? So whats wrong with communism? (I'm looking for ammo against communism)

Well so long as it's voluntarily agreed upon by each and every individual participating in it I guess nothing would be wrong with it.

Sort of like the John Lennon song Imagine.

It's just that when someone doesn't want to join the collective and wants to be an individual then most communists seem all to ready to resort to violence to suppress them.

But that's true of other forms of non-voluntary collectivism as well.

 

[Truth Warrior]

"From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs."

Now, guess who gets to identify and establish "ability" and "needs".

 

[Banana]

Another problem is that communism ask you to put complete trust and faith into the government to care for you. This is analogous to putting all eggs in one basket. You then only need one bad man to run away with it and everyone is fucked.

 

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"If one understands that socialism is not a share-the-wealth program, but is in reality a method to consolidate and control the wealth, then the seeming paradox of super-rich men promoting socialism becomes no paradox at all. Instead, it becomes logical, even the perfect tool of power-seeking megalomaniacs. Communism, or more accurately, socialism, is not a movement of the downtrodden masses, but of the economic elite." - Gary Allen

 

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Under a Republican form of government, the Constitution prevents the government from violating our rights. Under communism, rights are granted by the government, and can be taken away at anytime and there isn't shit you can do about it.

 

[Tdcci]

Not sure. See any real life examples anywhere?

China, Cuba, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam

Though most of them are transitioning to socialism (or in China's case, Capitalism)

 

[Vancouverite90210]

Are you talking about real communism as an ideology or many of the past dictatorial forms of it where corrupt leaders, mad for power (No I'm not talking about Bush here at the moment) twist things and deprive people of liberties and persecute them for their beliefs? There are better examples of where communism has worked better such as Cuba and China but I think in reality socialism such as in Canada, France, Australia, Sweden, UK and dozens of other countries is a better compromise. We all have to live on this planet together and eradicating the poor as is the neocon goal is not the answer. The American system of capitalism is a cold cruel heartless system that only cares about the rich and success. Should those less successful in America be killed off Stalin style?

 

[Tdcci]

Are you talking about real communism as an ideology or many of the past dictatorial forms of it where corrupt leaders, mad for power (No I'm not talking about Bush here at the moment) twist things and deprive people of liberties and persecute them for their beliefs?

You mean religion? Religious fundamentalism is a dangerous force that can eclipse the power of the state if gone unchecked, we've seen this manifest in Islamic terrorism recently. Christian fundamentalism in the United States got G.W. Bush elected, also. Dictators are usually ones to fight corruption, because they can't have people working to serve their own interests, not the state's.

 

[DealzOnWheelz]

Are you talking about real communism as an ideology or many of the past dictatorial forms of it where corrupt leaders, mad for power (No I'm not talking about Bush here at the moment) twist things and deprive people of liberties and persecute them for their beliefs? There are better examples of where communism has worked better such as Cuba and China but I think in reality socialism such as in Canada, France, Australia, Sweden, UK and dozens of other countries is a better compromise. We all have to live on this planet together and eradicating the poor as is the neocon goal is not the answer. The American system of capitalism is a cold cruel heartless system that only cares about the rich and success. Should those less successful in America be killed off Stalin style?

Communism is tolerated in CHina and cuba it doesn't work well


And the american form of capitalism under the constitution is the best as long as the government isn't involved.

What is cruel about earning what you get?? What makes it look heartless is the government intervention in the free market because it favors the wealthy because those are the ones lobbying the government to help them.

Socialism does not work. Like in CANADA. You must make doctor appts months in advance and when you need some MAJOR surgery most canadians come to the states for it.

The system that america runs under currently isn't working the way it should strictly because of government intervention not because it is a flawed system.

 

[Roxi]

I was a big fan of communism my whole life, until i participated in The Real World: New Hampshire, AKA OLFD

then i found out why communism doesn't work