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Originally posted by doh_boy
As for Communism I agree that the system was let down by the implementation ...
Communism, the kind preached by Marx, has never been fully implemented. The dictatorships that evolved were actually part of the necessary implementation process, but those at the top just kept making excuses and endless n-year plans as to why they should never advance to the utopian image envisioned by Marx and co, if you look at China and Cuba they are _still_ putting these stupid plans into effect.
It is sad the world never saw a "real" communist state emerge, however, Marx had always envisaged the capitalism was in fact a step on the way towards communism. A true communist state would have full democracy and social provision for basic needs, like education and medicine, is that not what we have got already ?
The major flaw in communism is it expects everybody to be politically active, with local and national political issues being voted or debated by a large representation of people. In reality most of us don't give a shit who is in government and often regard political parties like supporting football teams, additionally most people in the world are too poorly educated to consider political concepts. Communism is doomed because even in its utopian version, a small bunch of people will end up controlling the country simply because they are the only ones bothered enough to do it.
Communism is also against organised religion, despite that fact that the political existance of communism is exactly like a religion in itself. Today's world is becoming more and more polarised in religious views.
I often think of the song "Imagine" by Lennon when people refer to "utopian communism (or socialism)", I just wonder what John had been thinking as he wrote "imagine no posessions" whilst looking out of his country manor at his line of Rolls-Royces on the driveway.