>> Question: What the **** is communism anyway? And why is it bad?
> 
>   I once came up with this description:
> 
>   The basic idea of communism is that everyone should have the same wealth
> as everyone else. That is: nothing.
> 
>   The idea of communism may sound good on paper, but in practice it doesn't
> work very well because in order for communism to be upheld, people's freedom
> and rights must be limited.
> 
>   Another reason why communism doesn't work is because it discourages
> success: When you don't own anything, there's no point in earning more
> or improving what you have.

I see. I think...

>   Capitalism may sound "bad" on paper (at least if you believe the hype),
> but in practice it just works.

What's capitalism?

And, for that matter, we still have socialism, fashism, fuedalism, and 
all those other isms that nobody understands...

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