we were talking about communism in my political science class, and that it would be great if you could actually get to true communism and not the crap, that happen in the soviet union, china, and cuba. with true communism there would be no need for a government.
do not say anything about china, cuba or soviet union just talk about communism and why no one can ever reach true communism
2007-12-02 07:55:34 · 7 answers · asked by youngandfly 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
in true communism there would be no need for government or money
2007-12-02 07:59:48 · update #1
People get tired of working for the collective. They start to feel like indentured servants then slaves. The strongest always end up on the top of the pile. Capitalism gives everyone the opportunity to climb that pile, where socialism and communism do not.
2007-12-02 08:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by Mother 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In theory, Communism was designed to be a closed system, wherein all labor and resources were devoted to the creation of goods and services for the people who performed the labor and collectively owned the land. But in real life, every place where Communism was attempted had to deal with adverse foreign currency markets, foreign trade imbalances, and massive assaults on the workers' morale from outside sources, like propaganda warfare and actual invasions. For example, Nicaragua had to spend 80% of their GNP to fend off the U.S.-funded Contras, leaving only 20% to provide for the citizenry. Communism is not so profitable as to be able to wage continuous war with outside forces such as the U.S., which was willing to spend as much as it took to "prove" them wrong. Due to this effect, we never saw whether a true Communist economy could work. And yes, corrupt leaders can destroy ANY system - look also at Bushco and you will realize this is happening now to us...
2007-12-02 08:23:03 · answer #2 · answered by Who Else? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can we talk about Communism without mentioning China, Cuba, or the Soviet union??
That's like talking about marine wildlife but not mentioning fish!!
2007-12-02 07:59:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because someone has to be in charge, and that person is usually corrupt. That trickles down to everyone, and then you are cheating the populace. Mao, Castro, the Kims, Stalin, Ho, were all corrupt. And killed millions.
Military, athletes, and officials are given the perks, while the laborer tries to survive.
For a supposedly equal system, it is anything but.
2007-12-02 08:03:26 · answer #4 · answered by mysterian 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Human nature.
2007-12-02 08:33:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bryan H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it doesn't honor the individual or freedom. Both are necessary for a healthy economy and innovation.
2007-12-02 07:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by Freedom Guy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because both communism and socialist systems have very little safeguards preventing them from being taken over by right-wing authoritarians, that transform them into fascist totalitarian states.
2007-12-02 08:25:59 · answer #7 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋