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[–]Nemacolin 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (11 children)

Western Communism began to die on 20 August 1968. After that is only survived because of Soviet money. People were paid to be Communists. The other half of the meetings were FBI informants. American Communism exists the same way as the Klu Klux Klan does. Some people get together say "OK, we are Klansmen."

Internationally, you would be hard-pressed to find a Communist in the Chinese Communist Party. They are nationalists and personality cultists.

[–]m68k 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

What do you call people who don't believe anyone should have ownership of anything, believe free-speech should be restricted and clamped down upon, and believe people should be dictated on how they live, work and think?

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

The Ruling Class, the Bosses, Nazis, The Powers That Be, autocrats in general. "Communism" is a thing. You ought to use that word to mean that thing.

[–]m68k 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

I don't know about that. It seems you and I have two different ideas on what communism is.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Well, words mean things. There is a Communist Manifesto that is fairly definitive. Once Communists had parties. (The political kind) Now they cannot fill a phone booth with real Communists.

You are just using random words from your grandfather's generation.

[–]m68k 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Words from your grandfather's generation still have relevance.

Communism is still communism. Don't fall for anything other than that.

:3

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Yes. Communism is still Communism. A dead idea on the trash heap of history.

[–]m68k 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It should be dead.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It is dead, cold & buried.

[–]m68k 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Wishful thinking. However, don't get your hopes up. ;)