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The failures of communism have been largely down to the reactionary and anti-communist forces that influence other countries, not because the ideology itself is flawed. Whatever the reasons, it has failed wherever it has been attempted.
Communism and capitalism are not opposites, btw. Where people here have been discussing them as opposites, they have really been talking about the ideologies of centrally-planning and free markets. No actual economic system has ever been entirely one or the other.
A lot of people here seem to think that personnal income is an important part of communism. I think "who earns what" is far less important than "who owns what" in communist doctrine. In a communist country, a doctor may earn more than a banana-picker, but they will have an equal share in the hospital and banana plantation. Communism allows for elitism.
Communism and capitalism are not opposites, btw. Where people here have been discussing them as opposites, they have really been talking about the ideologies of centrally-planning and free markets. No actual economic system has ever been entirely one or the other.
A lot of people here seem to think that personnal income is an important part of communism. I think "who earns what" is far less important than "who owns what" in communist doctrine. In a communist country, a doctor may earn more than a banana-picker, but they will have an equal share in the hospital and banana plantation. Communism allows for elitism.