Thursday, October 25, 2007

#75: Communism

Too many people don't know what the true definition of communism is. They think communism=someone in power they don't like. Here's a dictionary definition:

communism |ˈkämyəˌnizəm| (often Communism) (noun): A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

The problem with communism is that it gives too much power to the government. No matter how well-meaning someone is, the temptation to abuse this power is too great. Also, it's easy for an evil person to convince a non-thinking society that communism is a good form of government, then take the power the people gives him, and abuse it.

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