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Very difficult to say how socialism works as the places where communist came to power were countries without democratic traditions and as the result of World War 1.
We can say that they failed to give power to the working class. That is the main mission of a communist to liberate the people from being the property of the rich, bought and sold by the wealthy.
Maybe just as shocking as the failure of the richest capitalist countries to give its population jobs, housing, education and health care.
In the advanced capitalist countries wages have been stagnant for 20 years and whole areas turn into 3rd world disaster zones.
A mass media that disinforms the population.
Criminal Foriegn wars
I was a shock how communism ended, but even more of a shock how the populations after a few years of capitalism wanted to return to a time when they had a job, school and social housing.
The US is very interesting not just because it has created a communist society for it richest 5%. They do little work and have what evr they desire.
But also in New York there is an excelent transport system any socialist country would be proud of and a ferry which is communist in the that it is completly free at point of use.
Of course the American State pours millions of $$ into the military and space industries as a massive transfer of wealth from the public to the private sector. Subsidises private wealth by making society pay for the costs of private industry.
Animal Farm written by the socialist Orwell shows how the animals were exploited by the pigs, but it is worth remembering that the farmer sent the animals to the slaughter house.
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