Communism works as a political ideology.

Thank you for your arguments. I will begin by addressing them in order. 1. You assert that it is in our nature to help each other. While I will concede that some people value their friends/family/other as much as they value themselves (or even more), I do not think that it is the case for everyone. I personally know some people that value themselves more than others, and you most likely know some too. And let me be clear, I'm not talking about people who ONLY care about themselves (though these people also exist); I'm talking about those who will PRIORITIZE their own well-being before that of others. In a communist country, society will be prioritized over yourself whether you want it or not, and some (I'd would even say 'most') people will not accept that. 2. I guess you're right, communism would indeed abolish inequality, and here is an interesting quote from Churchill regarding that: “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” (that can obviously be extended to communism). I will address the rest of this point in my own argument. 3. Having a better life as a result of working harder seems totally reasonable to me. Whenever someone works hard, they expect a result that matches the effort they put into it. When the results you get are inferior or equal to someone who worked considerably less hard, that makes you angry, and rightfully so. For example, aren't you pissed when someone who studied less than you gets a better grade? Or when someone who never goes to the gym has an awesome body and you have a beer belly, despite going to the gym? Imagine what that would be like if you extend it to your whole life. 4. I completely disagree with that and will expand in my own argument. Now on to my own arguments. (I will name them A, B, C and D to avoid confusion) A. According to you, the perfect communist society does not have any form of currency, which means that no one can buy anything, which I assume means that everyone possesses the same things. Is there a problem with that? Yes, there is. What if there aren't enough (insert basically anything here) for everyone? How can we decide who gets it and who doesn't? Or do we simply decide that no one will have it? While the former breaks communism, the second supports the idea of 'shared misery', which I'm sure is not what you want in your perfect society. No currency also means the downfall of the whole entertainment industry: I can't buy video games or movies or even books! B. In communism, how do you deal with arts? Most people enjoy arts, be it music, movies, paintings, operas, etc. A lot of these people (including myself) also enjoy CREATING works of art, but most of us realize that our talent is not going to bring food to the table once we're adults, which is why we choose a different path. In communism, we do not have to worry about that, so a lot of people, who would normally consider something different for economic reasons, will become singers, or actors, etc. While this would be great in terms of culture, it would be terrible in terms of logistics, since we would lack manpower for more 'important' jobs. I'm pretty sure most garbagemen would prefer to be actors, and yet there job is essential in society. C. You say that communism gives people 'an incentive to work', but I say it does the exact opposite. You have most likely heard of the teacher who decided to give all his students the average mark (see below). While this experiment may very well be a myth, it is a good illustration of my point. It goes back to this equivalence between effort and result: if a brain surgeon's quality of life is identical to a janitor's despite having studied for many years, he may be tempted to change occupation, perhaps choosing a less stressful job. D. In communism, who controls the logistics? There obviously needs to be someone supervising the whole process; making sure that food is evenly divided, making sure that those who do not work don’t get any food (which is, according to you, what should happen), making sure that no one has more possession than someone else, etc. If such person (or committee) exists, doesn’t he have some kind of power? As they say, knowledge is power. In conclusion… History has shown us that the world is not fit for communism; every attempt as failed because people are greedy and want power. Yes, some people are very selfless and value others more than they value themselves, but for communism to succeed, that needs to be the case for everyone, and it’s not. I’m eager to hear your rebuttals. P.S. I need some clarifications on your view of communism: Is trading allowed? For example, if I need two cars but I don’t need my TV, and my neighbor happens to want a second TV but doesn’t need his car because he works from his home, can we trade? Is a disable person going to be fed despite not being able to work? In your perfect world, is the entire planet a single mega-country or are there many countries? And if there are many countries, do you think a communist country can survive if all other countries are capitalists? Teacher experiment: http://www.snopes.com...