"I don't think the labour theory of value holds water." - Samuel R Smith
Yes, it's been discredited for a long time.
"central planning of any kind runs into the "knowledge problem" (do we build a factory in location X or Y? Does the factory produce widget A or B? To produce the widget, do we employ means of production R or G? - This is why "attempted communist" countries always run into shortages)"
Yep, AFAIK that's called the "economic calculation problem".
"Finally, the [communist] views on property rights do not correspond to typical human nature"
Yes, communism cannot be justified, because in order to argue for it one needs to be able to argue in the first place. In arguing, one must employ their own bodies (e.g. mouths or fingers) and property (e.g. keyboards) while excluding others' control over these material things. The very act of arguing presupposes "argumentation ethics" and demonstrates that the communist supports ownership over his own body and property, rather than those bering owned by the community. This is a performative contradiction.
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