Communism was founded on the principals of Karl Marx.

Socialism is recognized by Marxists as a stage of communism, Marx writes that socialism causes the State to ??wither away? as private property and classes become nonexistent. That is impossible, class will always exist and the people at the top always take advantage.

Under Communism all property belongs to the government. The citizens rely on handouts from the government, often giving barely enough to survive. It is just another form of slavery.

No one is better than anyone else, no one should experience failure, and everyone is the same. Is it just me that sees a problem with that? Society stagnates, because success is not rewarded. An old saying in the USSR was; we pretend to work and they pretend to pay us. That is not a good formula for a successful society.

For some reason communism has support wherever it hasn??t been practiced as a philosophy of equality. Every communist regime has descended into tyranny and oppression. What really amuses me is the number of people wearing che shirts (a capitalist business). Ah there was more but maybe I'll make a thread later..