Communism is better, in general, than Capitalism

SourcesI would like to point out that my opponent is using biased and unreliable sources. Yahoo Answers can be invalid and Bolsheviks. org is an extremely biased website. For some reason my sources are not linking to the actual wiki page. My three wiki sources are about Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and world economy. Here they are:. http://en.wikipedia.org...http://en.wikipedia.org...http://en.wikipedia.org...If they do not work when I post them then my DDO is glitching and should result in ramifications in this debate. Capitalism is better for people as a whole"Actually, Capitalism in its least socialist form is the breeding grounds of corruption. (1) It is also a great way to exploit the poor, via Tenant farming (2) and Discrimination. (3)" First, I have to point out that we are talking for the majority of the people. During the late 18th century, there were only 650 000 slaves while the population was 4 million (1). Therefore, it was still better for the majority at that time. Capitalism promotes free choice. As a result, tenant farming and poor exploitation is all a choice; which the poor people choose for themselves. The poor person does not have to abide by those exploitations. Communism on the other hand does not promote free choice. Everybody's lives are chosen before they are born. There is no moving up classes or being "promoted" in society. "No oppressions, huh? Slavery? (8) Immigration Discrimination? (3) Private loans and credit cards designed to keep people in debt? (9) While these are not directly harming to citizens, they prevent equality and make people sign their lives away on paper. "1. Slavery was not an oppression of the country's own people. The slaves were imported from other countries. Slaves actually helped the people of America by building, working, etc. .. .2. What immigration discrimination? My family personally immigrated from another country to North American with absolutely no oppression.3. If a person chooses to be in debt, that is their own choice and problem. It is not an oppression by the country. People can successfully live without debt. "Here's a tip for writing essays: Never use the word obviously. Its like calling your reader an idiot. "1. This is not an essay, just a combination of different arguments. 2. Do not try to teach my how to write. 3. Sometimes, it is fine to use "obviously" when you claim in undoubtedly right. "Joseph Stalin murdered people of opposing political parties. The United States caused widespread fear when Communism was at its height, and left people then and for centuries to come afraid to experiment the idea of Communism. (5) Now, it is another debate altogether to say which one was most damaging to mankind as a whole. If you would like to debate it after this one, feel free to challenge"My opponent is implying that "people of opposing political parties" are not human and do not deserve to live. The U. S. rightfully made people afraid of communism. It is an awful theory that takes away from the hard-working and labouring and gives to the dumb and poor. It is obvious that 20 million people murdered are worse than rightful claims against a political system. Shoot me a debate after this one about that topic. Rise to the top" People don't get equal chances in Capitalism. They get equality from democracy. "Yes, however in modern times, capitalism is almost synonymous with democracy. Every capitalist country today uses democracy. The most famous communist countries such as Soviet Russia and China under Mao Rule did not employ democracy. In fact, they employed totalitarianism. Therefore, we can safely assume that capitalism and democracy go together in today's world. While communism goes together with totalitarianismThe reason why I said that there are no chances in a communist country is because nobody can move up classes. In a capitalist society, the poor can become the rich and vice versa. There is much more social flexibility. When people know that they have a chance to become wealthy by working hard, they will embrace it. This incentive gives them a reason to try. .. . leading me to my next rebuttal. IncentiveQuoting from a previous debate (2):According to James Houran, President of 20 20 Skills Employee Assessment, "monetary incentives improved task performance by 23%, social recognition improved task performance by 17% and feedback elicited a 10% improvement. Simultaneously combining all three types of reinforcements improved performance by 45%. "(3)Money motivation is what makes Capitalism the most successful economic system in the history of the world. It gives people an incentive to try harder because of their greed. As a result of this greed, performance is increased by a whopping 45%. People are naturally greedy. They want to be better than their neighbor. According to this article (4): "humans naturally compete for status. ". That is where communism ultimately fails. Without envy and greed, people stop being motivated. My opponent asked me to further on this point so I will:Financial motivation leads to laziness because of one major reason. Humans naturally don't want to do more work than necessary. In a capitalist system, there is no "necessary" amount because the more items you produce, the more money you get. In a communist society, what is the point for a toy maker making 20 toys when he can make 1 for the same pay and 20 times less the time? This lack of financial motivation leads to people not doing as much work. Therefore, laziness occurs. Majority of the world uses capitalismIn this paragraph, my opponent has wrote my argument for me. Communism will never return because of the fear spread by western nations of the ideology. Therefore the world will be using capitalism for the nearest foreseeable future. ConclusionI believe that I have weaken all of my opponents arguments. Nearly all (if not all) of his claims has been debunked. I urge you to for the benefit of mankind and CON. (1). http://en.wikipedia.org...(2)http://www.debate.org...(3)http://www.2020skills.com...(4)http://www.theatlantic.com...