what is communism,exactly?

[DORRI]

please tell me about your idea ?
and my biggest problem with you:
why don't you believe in God?I think it's the only defference between Islam & communism.
(notice: I'm muslim)

[RedSovietCCCP]

Some communists believe in god some don't. I read a lot on soviet leaders and castro. Castro beleives in god and some of the soviet leaders did to. It's just like any other government some people believe and some people don't

[man in the red suit]

I don't believe in god personally but that is besides the point. Communism can be summed up in 2 words; community and equality. It is the idea that all should be equal within the community and society. The main points are that people are paid the same salaries and that you are not allowed to own property or businesses.
This prevents exploitation of man by man unlike capitalism which allows this to happen because of free market. In communism, everyone is equal. In capitalism, there are social classes which makes some people rich and some people poor. Those who have money, make money, while those who have none, make none. Communism is an extreme form of socialism which sounds good in theory but can not easily be applied properly to a society. This is why I am a socialist and not a communist. There are many things in modern democratic socialism which I think is too capitalistic however. Me and Gacky have created our own form of socialism which you might like. Go to community union socialism, that is the name we have given it. Tell us what you think of our ideas. thank you.

(Edited by man in the red suit at 8:18 pm on May 26, 2002)

[Hayduke]

I see Communism at the solution for this sick world.

It will make all of use equal, this will end rasicm and discrimination.
It will stop the endless run to survive this system ( no more homeless, workless and hunger )
Instead of only thinking bout money, we will have a state that takes care of his people.....

Bout believing in God, we got some really interesting topics bout God lately. Well Like CCCP said, some believe in God and some don't. Myself I believe there's something above there, but I have no clue in wich form.

Well i hope you find your way around,

Cheers.

[lennon]

Marxist Communism is against all religion as religion is the opiate of the masses. It is a tool to subordinate and rule the proletariat. It also occupies peoples minds from thinking about inequality and social injustice . Further, most religion teaches that poverty and meekness are virtues, and you should just accept your lot in life. All very convenient for those in power. People busy thinking about God and thinking its religiously sound to be in poverty dont rebel! The contradiction is, and Marxism is full of contradictions, that the theory is now of almost religious importance to many. Anyway I think Marxism can live alongside Islam , theyre very close in many respects, from my lay knowledge.

[Domino]

Quote: from D DAY on 2:21 pm on May 26, 2002
I see Communism at the solution for this sick world.

It will make all of use equal, this will end rasicm and discrimination.
It will stop the endless run to survive this system ( no more homeless, workless and hunger )
Instead of only thinking bout money, we will have a state that takes care of his people.....

Bout believing in God, we got some really interesting topics bout God lately. Well Like CCCP said, some believe in God and some don't. Myself I believe there's something above there, but I have no clue in wich form.

Well i hope you find your way around,

Cheers.




Well, cheers to that! Heh! ... Couldn't agree more :)

[Anonymous]

I doesn't matetr what religion you are, communism is about making everyone egual and supporting each other. its a solution.

[man in the red suit]

those were my thoughts and opinions but aparently nateddi believes otherwise. Ask him, he's pretty smart.
I give him a lot of credibility because of the intelectualness in his conversations. Yeah ask him, apparently he knows the real answer. According to him, we're all cappies. lol. whatever. Maybe he's right, maybe he's wrong.

[maoist3]

Communism is the abolition of power of people over people. No Marxist leader has claimed to have accomplished it yet, but some have said their
countries established socialism, a stage on the way
to communism.

http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/wim/whocomm.html