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Originally Posted by davidd
Hmmm, by name only?
Can I practice Christianity? Can I browse the internet unfiltered? Can I publish my own newpaper in opposition to the government? Can I own guns? Can I travel freely to other countries?
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You are describing totalitarianism, not communism.
By the way, have you ever been to China? Thought not. Well a good friend of mine who is fluent in Chinese just came back from spending two years there, living largely with ordinary Chinese people and he has spent hours describing it to me... and let me tell you that the reality of China today and the picture of China painted by western media are very different.
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Your second comment blows my mind. I am sensing we have a Karl Marx fan in house. Communist nations are doomed from the start because they are counter human nature. There will be no Communist nation that ever thrives because it is a fundamentally broken concept.
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What I am telling you a verifiable fact. Real communism has been practised by indigenous cultures for tens of thousands of years. Whether or not you want to accept that fact is up to you.
Communism is no more a 'broken concept' than religion in general.