Why do people not understand that communism isn't about equality, but about forbidding people to be different?

Question

In every communist state it was forbidden to be different.

People who claimed different ethnic or national identities than the one the party prescribed were 'disposed' of, 100 million in total in the 20th century.

Because in communism, you are not allowed to be different, you are not allowed to be special, you are not allowed to claim your ethnic or national identity.

This makes communism the most reprehensible and murderous ideology of the 20th century.

Answer 1

When they rot in a communist prison and AMEN to the rest of your statement.

Answer 2

Actually, that was not at all what communism was about. The basis of communism was Marx's belief that workers were not getting paid the full value of their labor, and that the only way to fix this was to have the state be the employer so that everybody could benefit instead of just private employers. The problem with this notion is that it ignores the fact that trade, as well as labor, increases value. It should be obvious that this is the case: if you go to the store to spend a dollar for a loaf of bread, both you and the storekeeper are better off once the deal is done -- you wanted the bread more than the buck, and he wanted the buck more than the bread, so you are both happy. Somehow, Marx missed this, notwithstanding that he had a footnote in Capital which explicitly referred to a paper on the subject. This blunder has been by far the most expensive mistake ever made in all of human history -- the cost has run to trillions of dollars ahd tens of millions of lives, and is continuing to increase every day.

Answer 3

Only in practice.

You're mixing communism as an economic model, with the totalitarian regimes that commonly follow that economic model.

The average stereotypical American household is communist. Parents produce, and all the resources get pooled and allocated to the members of the family as needed. That's benevolent communism, and there's no attempt (generally) to prevent family members from being individuals or being different.

What you're talking about are the Stalin-type communist regimes, where they implement the economic model through forced conformity. And those, you're right, are reprehensible.

Answer 4

First, learn the principle behind the doctrine of communism.

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What is Communism?
Communism is the doctrine of the conditions of the liberation of the proletariat.

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What is the proletariat?
The proletariat is that class in society which lives entirely from the sale of its labor and does not draw profit from any kind of capital; whose weal and woe, whose life and death, whose sole existence depends on the demand for labor – hence, on the changing state of business, on the vagaries of unbridled competition. The proletariat, or the class of proletarians, is, in a word, the working class of the 19th century.

In reality, the first colonies (beginnings of the United States of America) were set up under Communism. Everything was owned by everyone, there was no private ownership. It didn't work. So they set up a system of private ownership, where you got enough for you and yours and then 'sold' the excess.

Answer 5

The United States treat its citizens fairly?
Try overpopulation and providing for the less fortunate at taxpayers expense. Then, take a look at the senior citizens who are struggling to pay there rent/property taxes, utilities, food, prescription, healthcare and other miscellaneous expenses. When you take a good look around, come back and let us know whether you see some form of communism occurring or not.

NOTE: Just a small dose of reality.

Answer 6

Err...Communism has long since been discredited. Why don't you complain about the Stamp Act of 1768 or something?

Answer 7

there are certain aspects about communism, socialism, capitalism that make it impractical for implementation. Its funny coz people always think that if communism wont work, then capitalism must work...

Answer 8

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At least they give their people free healthcare

Answer 9

why do you not know what you're talking about?