Do you believe equality and equal treatment under a law to be undesirable?

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HappySqurriel said:

Communism is a horribly broken concept that could never work ...

At its core Communism requires the elimination of personal choices and freedoms in economic activities in exchange for having an economy that is centrally planned, and fights against the nature of mankind by eliminating all incentives in the economy.

You want to be an artist? Too bad, you get to be a janitor because some central planner arbitrarily decided that you get to be the person who cleans the toilets.

You don’t like the bland oat cereal called "Lenin O’s"? Too bad, because that is the only cereal that the central planner thought should be made.
You like playing videogames? Too bad, videogames don’t exist because a central planner decided the only use for computers was for doing engineering calculations.

You want to work hard and sacrifice so you can move out of your cramped living conditions and into a nice neighbourhood? Too bad, everyone has to live in the same cramped in-adequate housing.

 

In a true free market economy if you see a problem you can fix it and get rewarded because of your contribution ... In a communist system that isn't possible.

Well, that's only if you're one of the common folks. The people high up in the party lived in palaces.