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'''Communism''' is a [[left-wing]] anti-democratic and violent ideology dedicated to supposedly overthrow [[Capitalism]], replacing it with a unelected "[[dictatorship of the proletariat]]" by [[technocrat]]s and an atheist elite.  Under Communism, the [[political]] system replaces the [[private property|private ownership]] of the means of production with a supposed "collective ownership" of the [[economy]], this is to be accomplished through what they call "[[democratic]]" control.<ref>http://www.marxists.org/archive/mandel/1968/11/workersdem.htm</ref>  A "democratic" election has candidates from only one party since the communist system is intolerant of opposing views and outlaws political opposition.  

'''Communism''' is a [[left-wing]] anti-democratic and violent ideology dedicated to supposedly overthrow [[Capitalism]], replacing it with a unelected "[[dictatorship of the proletariat]]" by [[technocrat]]s and an atheist elite.  Under Communism, the [[political]] system replaces the [[private property|private ownership]] of the means of production with a supposed "collective ownership" of the [[economy]], but really maintained for benefit and profit of a corrupt elite.  Capitalism is impossible to overthrow because any business that costs more to operate than the income it produces, i.e. does not turn a profit, will ultimately fail.

In [[Karl Marx]]'s theory Communism is the final phase of societal evolution that begins with [[Socialism]].  Marxist theory alleges that [[feudalism]] evolved into [[capitalism]], and capitalism evolves into socialism, and eventually the highest order of societal perfection is achieved when socialism evolves into communism.  Marx's ''Communist Manifesto'' proposes the establishment of a "[[classless society]]" when human society finally achieves this ultimate state.  However, all Communist societies have a [[class structure]], such as in [[Communist China]], which is dominated by the ruling elite - the children of the first generation of revolutionaries and party members selected out of state-run schools who demonstrate compliance with communist indoctrination.   

In [[Karl Marx]]'s theory Communism is the final phase of societal evolution that begins with [[Socialism]].  Marxist theory alleges that [[feudalism]] evolved into [[capitalism]], and capitalism evolves into socialism, and eventually the highest order of societal perfection is achieved when socialism evolves into communism.  Marx's ''Communist Manifesto'' proposes the establishment of a "[[classless society]]" when human society finally achieves this ultimate state.  However, all Communist societies have a [[class structure]], such as in [[Communist China]], which is dominated by the ruling elite - the children of the first generation of revolutionaries and party members selected out of state-run schools who demonstrate compliance with communist indoctrination.   

Communist societies which have survived into the 21st century, China, Cuba, and North Korea, in fact have reverted back to a feudal order of inherited privilege by the descendants of the original revolutionaries who murdered all opposition and stole the wealth of the rich and powerful. To manage government and society, they train and recruit "experts" from government schools who are promised the privileged status of party membership.  Students who do not go along with the party agenda are doomed to a life of limited career opportunities and advancement or poverty. All live in terror, both party members and non-party members, of running afoul of the party's secret police which enforces the party's ever changing, contradictory dictums and agenda.

Communist societies which have survived into the 21st century, China, Cuba, and North Korea, in fact have reverted back to a feudal order of inherited privilege by the descendants of the original revolutionaries who murdered all opposition and stole the wealth of the rich and powerful. To manage government and society, they train and recruit "experts" from government schools who are promised the privileged status of party membership.  Students who do not go along with the party agenda are doomed to a life of limited career opportunities and advancement or poverty. All live in terror, both party members and non-party members, of running afoul of the party's secret police which enforces the party's ever changing, contradictory dictums and agenda.

In the belief that "people cannot change", governments under the banner of Communism have caused the death of somewhere between 40 million to 260 million human lives.<ref>Multiple references:

In the belief that "people cannot change", governments under the banner of Communism have caused the death of somewhere between 40 million to 260 million human lives.<ref>Multiple references: