Communism exists only in the idealistic minds of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Every national "leader" who identified as communist was a mass murderer. My conclusion is that human beings lack the capacity for equality and shared experience. Sooner or later any surplus that might accumulate will stimulate strong emotions like envy and j…
Communism exists only in the idealistic minds of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Every national "leader" who identified as communist was a mass murderer. My conclusion is that human beings lack the capacity for equality and shared experience. Sooner or later any surplus that might accumulate will stimulate strong emotions like envy and jealousy leading to conflict. The state will never wither away.
As the someone who has written so much against Leninism, and criticised Marxism myself I think it is important to point out that Communism was around long before Marx - most of human history - he didn’t invent it. The problem I see is people abandoning Communist principles - if a system has a ruler it isn’t Communism, if there is a state it isn’t Communism, if people aren't free it isn't Communism.
As for ideals I believe that is how progress is made. We may see kindness fail, but it doesn't mean kindness is bad. We may see the times co-operation didn't succeed, but it doesn't mean co-operation is bad. There are times kindness and co-operation have succeeded and these good examples are worth emulating, and the principles are worth pursuing.
If we settle for dog-eat-dog and everyone for themselves that’s what we’ll keep getting, with all the murdering that goes with that. I have seen awful people do awful things, but still retain faith in the capacity of humanity to do good, as I believe its major problems come from a relatively small number of selfish people having too much power in a dysfunctional system. (Edited for clarity)
Communism exists only in the idealistic minds of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Every national "leader" who identified as communist was a mass murderer. My conclusion is that human beings lack the capacity for equality and shared experience. Sooner or later any surplus that might accumulate will stimulate strong emotions like envy and jealousy leading to conflict. The state will never wither away.
As the someone who has written so much against Leninism, and criticised Marxism myself I think it is important to point out that Communism was around long before Marx - most of human history - he didn’t invent it. The problem I see is people abandoning Communist principles - if a system has a ruler it isn’t Communism, if there is a state it isn’t Communism, if people aren't free it isn't Communism.
As for ideals I believe that is how progress is made. We may see kindness fail, but it doesn't mean kindness is bad. We may see the times co-operation didn't succeed, but it doesn't mean co-operation is bad. There are times kindness and co-operation have succeeded and these good examples are worth emulating, and the principles are worth pursuing.
If we settle for dog-eat-dog and everyone for themselves that’s what we’ll keep getting, with all the murdering that goes with that. I have seen awful people do awful things, but still retain faith in the capacity of humanity to do good, as I believe its major problems come from a relatively small number of selfish people having too much power in a dysfunctional system. (Edited for clarity)