Capitalism destroys our world, communism is better

It is important to remember that communism is a political ideology, whereas capitalism is an economic theory. Communism prescribes the notions of the state and governance as well as how the economy ought to operate. Whereas capitalism is an economic theory which is not wholly incorporated with government. Inequality and poverty in capitalist societies is not wholly the fault of capitalism - it is a combination between the economy and failed public policy and social services. It is too easy to blame capitalism and the disparity between the rich and poor for inequality, when it is mainly an issue for government and domestic policy. Also, it is too easy to blame corporations in a capitalist system for government corruption and economic control - this is corporatism, not capitalism. The idea of reward through thanks and honour as opposed to monetary reward is a very strange one. Mankind has progressed from quid pro quo trade economies to monetary, capitalist economies through the inventions of currency, advancements in science, social progress, and the enlightenment. To regress to a communal communist society is to turn the clock back to the days of trade based economics. And whilst communism, in its Utopian sense (not the reality), espouses great equality and tolerance, this is through reverting humanity to a stage in which people ought to settle for the lowest standard in order for everyone to meet this standard. As rightly pointed out in the comments, why is equality viewed as equality of outcome rather than equality of opportunity. Communism says that everyone ought to live the same way, you own nothing, you trade services for moral reward, and everyone must live to the low standard. Education creates inequality as it places graduates in a higher meritorious position, with greater skills and knowledge to perform higher end tasks which only those who put the time and effort in to education could perform - this is irrelevant, you still receive the same reward as someone who has done nothing in their life. Through communism, equality comes in the opposite form to the equality seen in capitalist societies - the deserving are brought down in order to benefit the lowest socio-economic groups because the standard of life ought to be the same for all. This is unequal. Private ownership ought to be preferred to communal ownership. Communism says; 'this is OUR land and OUR production, YOU must contribute to OUR community, YOU do not own anything other than your craft or product, and this product is used as payment in return for someone Else's services or products. ' This is equitable, but not equal, there is no opportunity for meritocracy or a supply and demand system of value. Capitalism says; 'this is YOUR land, you can make what you will of it, participate in a free market in which society determines the worth of your product and your success is determined by the people and the free-market, if the people like your product and invest, you then create wealth for yourself which is then partly invested back in to the economy. If the people do not want your product, the free-market will not allow you to create wealth for yourself, since your product is not deemed to be valuable to the people. ' Capitalism is inherently democratic, communism is inherently authoritarian. In conclusion, capitalism is the outcome of the evolution of societies from trade societies, to flourishing economies which allow the people an equality in opportunity rather than outcome. Private ownership creates motivation and self-interest in success, and the advent of currency and using currency in exchange for services rather than a simple trade allows for re-investment in to the economy. Free-markets allow the people to dictate what is beneficial and valuable, and what is not. This is not to be confused with corporatism, and inequality in a capitalist system is not to be confused with the role of government and failed public policy. One needs only Google search communist experiments and be faced by their failures; poverty, authoritarianism, war, mass execution, etc. etc. The most successful economies in the world all have one thing in common - capitalist free-market economies.