The Viability of Communism

Many of us have rather socialist tendencies, I know that I have. I am a “dyed in the wool” liberal, but few will have a “Communist” ethos. As we all know; Communism in it’s perfect sense may have some credence but in the real world it does not work.

Look at the examples, Stalinist Russia, Lets not talk of the killing fields of Cambodia. What was once Czechoslovakia and East Germany, the original Yugoslavia fell apart without the communist power base. All western and many of the eastern countries have improved since the demise of communism. Civilization has improved since the end of the Eastern Block, every thing may not now be perfect but it is better.

Communism is/was a failed Ideal that should never be resurrected as it assumes that all work for the good of all and that will never be the case. Eastern Block countries may still have to fight for their place but they are changing, adapting and becoming part of the Western world. I hope that the same will will be true of Russia eventually. Every thing may not now be perfect but it is better than it once was.