Do you think there is an anti-communist sentiment in the United States of America.?

Question

How about people under 18. Do you think most people could define communism not in terms of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.

I'm 16 by the way.

Answer 1

Most people cannot seem to separate communism, which is an economic model practiced all over the world, with the few totalitarian countries (such as USSR and China) that attempted to forcibly implement that economic model nationally.

Much of that sentiment is a remnant of McCarthyism and the Cold War, and will likely fade as those generations die out.

Communism, in its pure form, is an economic model where all property and all resource production is owned by the community, and members of the community are allowed access or use as their needs require.

The best example of functional communism is the classic traditional family, where just about all property is owned by the parents, and just about all money produced by the parents, and all members of the family may draw from that money or use that property as necessary.

The problem is, communism only works where it is voluntary, and where the bonds of the community are stronger than personal greed. That means it generally won't work on a national scale, which is why only totalitarian governments have even bothered to try it.

Answer 2

I phucking hate Communists. I'm 26 and a child of the latter part of the cold war. I think my age group was the last to know about Communism and even then I don't think they all would know exactly what Communism is and what horrible things it causes. If you want to know just google Russia and read about where they are today. All Communism does is destroy, kinda like the radical Islamic breed of terrorism! The reason being is that it squashes freedom, individualism, competition and attempts to work on the faulty premise that everyone is willing to put forth the exact same amount of effort.

Edit: To those who attempt to gain acceptance for Socialism by stating that it is different from Communism, Socialism was never meant to be a permanent system. It was designed to be the last stage before Communism.

Answer 3

Communism will never work. All present communist countries lie off their mouths, and USSR did a whole lot of lying too, to other countries, and their own citizen. Ask any polish what they think about how USSR informed them about Tchernobyl. Too late: they could not take their iodine in time.

An advice from an old woman : don't thrust politicians farther than you can throw them. People attracted to politics are power or money freaks. Been there, done that. Communism involves way too much thrust in them. Besides, I consider that all revolutionaries are closet aristocrats (that's a Frank Herbert quote, but so true... I can see it so much in the politicians of my country).

What you could hope for is an in between: a society where some things are taken care of, such as education and healthcare (I really don't understand why americans are so violently against public health care... real mystery to me). That's for your generation to build, that is...

Answer 4

I even have heard approximately this interior the previous; isn't new; youthful South Koreans see the U. S. presence as unfavourable and in many situations rebellion approximately it; yet once you get all the way down to brass tacks; maximum SOuth Koreans help the U. S. and can like for us to stay there; we are the only element it somewhat is conserving the North Koreans from invading the South. even however our troop numbers are small in comparisson to the North Koreans, we've the technological benefit over them. we've mined the finished DMZ plus all tunnels that the NK military bore under the DMZ are rigged with explosives, waiting to detonate at a moments observe. Ask any previous South Korean citizen that recalls the Korean conflict, from the landings at Inchon and the protection of the Pusan Perimeter to the distinct engagements by using NK troops on US and UN outposts on the Border (Google Operation Paul Bunyan).

Answer 5

Unless kids now days are actually paying attention in "Civics" class, I don't think most of them have a perception of what communism is.

In our high school, economics was an elective...and it was really more about balancing your check book, basic supply and demand...things in the micro arena.

Current events, also an elective...no classes regarding politics.

So, without either civics or economics teaching about communism, no. Kids now days in the US probably have no understanding of communism.

Do I think there is an anti-communist sentiment in the US? Absoutely. And, there should be. Communism flys in the face of American ideals of freedom...freedom in all aspects of life. - with the exception of the people on the left of the spectrum...who still think communism could work.

Answer 6

I am just 18 and I have to say that my generation knows too little about communism other than it is "bad". I think it is important for young people to get an education that gives answers to what it is. A few weeks back I actually bought the Communist Manifesto and started reading it, because I felt that the actual meaning of communism had been hidden from me. The society in America is afraid of Communism...so they hide from it. They hide it from their children and therefore hinder their learning. Communism in theory is a very good idea (in practice it is aweful) but our society many adults like to shelter their children in fear of the USSR.

Answer 7

The only anti-communist sentiment in America comes from the Republican party. The Dems like that idea

Answer 8

Regarding the anti communist sentiment yes, I think it's called the republican party and conservatism, but not in that order.

That's a pretty complicated thing to ask anybody under 18 to define but, if there is one thing I would expect the liberal teachers to teach kids it would be communism.

Answer 9

As long as people love freedom here there will always be a hatred of communism.

Answer 10

Jeez! I can't see the forest for the rampant marxist fog.

Communism is communism. I think many people my age see North Korea, Cuba, venezuela, and Zimbabwe and laugh at liberals.