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There are no communists and there is no communism. And THERE WAS NO communism at all throughout all human history. Communism never existed because it is impossible!
USSR was a socialistic country. Modern China is a socialistic country. But not communistic.
USSR was a socialistic country. Modern China is a socialistic country. But not communistic.
I guess that's what OP was trying to ask. If "the reds" have human rights
Socialism is also impossible to sustain. Int always ends up draining the country, locking it down. Countries of the former Soviet Union are still recovering, trying to rebuild their economies to reach the Western model. I've been to countries that suffered from socialism. All you can see there are abandoned factories, concrete blocks, ruins and scrap in the streets. You guys should visit Lithuania for instance.
When systems start to fail they always leave behind ruins that cannot be maintained. There are many castle ruins in France and Britain that are evidence of their "failed feudal systems". Abandoned US bases scattered around the world (evidence of their failed attempt of world domination ?)
When a country has been subject to sanctions - those sanctions are responsible for a lot of the abandoned projects. It is when a country runs out of money because other countries boycott them.
This doesn't look much more appealing to me. But does it mean the whole system failed ?
You cannot compare a flawed system and say it represents the ideology.
As an ideology communism has many appealing features - including basic human rights.
For instance - in a perfect communist ideology:
- A laborer isn't considered less worthy than a investment banker, property speculator, commodities trader or futures trader. All legal occupations that in a capitalist economy are known to rort the system and provide no real "added value". In a perfect communist ideology those occupations shouldn't exist.
- A person who is sick gets treated by a hospital - even though medication and equipment is lacking due to capitalist embargoes.
- A person who is homeless gets housing.
In a capitalist system a laborer would earn substantially less than a "investment banker:.
- Someone would not receive medical care if they could not afford it - even though there are ample resources available to provide the care.
- A homeless person would not get housing. - even though there is a surplus of housing.
The reason a lot of communist states failed is because they are boycotted by the capitalist countries.
Cuba was on track to do extremely well but was embargoed because communist ideology was a threat to America
I would argue that food, shelter and health care are more essential human rights to sustain life than "freedom of speech".
I would also add that without "freedom" - I would rather not be living.
(After the depression and war - Communism stated to look appealing to some people.)
One of the ways to avoid that from happening and threatening the oligarch empires is to have
Part of the reason communism doesn't work in practice is because there is no such thing as "perfect communism".
What we are left with is flawed capitalism, flawed communism and flawed socialism.
Which flavor of flawed system you prefer is based on your own flawed idealism or selfishness.
But are we really "free" under any of those system ?
The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.
Capitalism in practice isn't real capitalism. It is "state sponsored oligarchism" paid for by printing more money.
Instead of having dependent beneficiaries of those that have had hard luck. The beneficiaries that get the biggest bailouts are the big corporations and financial institutions.
Freedom - The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.
Act - See what happens when you stop paying your taxes, use or sell drugs. (none of which I recommend doing)
There are many laws that prevent us from acting in complete freedom.
Tax audits, traffic stops for alcohol testing, airport searches are example of things that show we don't have complete freedom. Try saying no to them.
Speak - See what happens when you shout "Allahu Akbar !" in the middle of a shopping mall, greeting a police officer with "Hi Wayne Kerr" or defame someone rich. (none of which I recommend doing)
There are many social norms and public nuisance laws that prevent us from speaking.
Think - See what happens if you hold some unpopular or taboo perverted beliefs.(none of which I recommend doing)
There are many social norms, expectations and even spy agencies that keep track of "dangerous" beliefs.
In the past - in capitalist countries - journalist, communists, homosexuals, Jews, Catholics were all kept an eye on for their "dangerous" beliefs.
How "free" you are is how free you feel and how well you have adapted to and adopted the system you live in.
