Capitalism is a better economic system than communism

I will begin by defining communism. Communism-The political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of at least the major means of production (e.g., mines, mills, and factories) and the natural resources of a society. The Nordic Model is not communist nor socialist. It is a blend of free market capitalism with progressive ideals. such as social safety nets, public expenditure and collective bargaining. Nordic countries rank extremely highly in market freedom indexes, and corporations play an important role in Nordic economies. Again, China is only communist in name. The ruling party only calls itself communist, but it is really only authoritarian. There is a large, even dangerous disparity between the rich and the poor, and China suffers from large scale bribery, even when one of the fundamental roots of communism is a moneyless economy. It is true that the Soviet Union industrialized under Stalin's communist rule, but the cost was monumental. People were subject to inhuman oppression, intensive labour camps, Orwellian living and mass famine and death. Many nations paid a much lower price for rapid industrialization. Two examples of this are Germany and Japan; under a free market, open economy, their economies recovered from the devastation of the Second World War which crippled their infrastructure and economy. Moreover, the Soviet Union stagnated after Stalin's death, while capitalist Germany and Japan continued to prosper. Marxism-Leninism simply is severely outdated and has proven that it cannot keep up with the times. You have also stated that Stalin only killed 3 million people. According to official documents released by the liberalizing USSR in 1989, that figure was 20 million in labour camps alone. The 1939 Soviet census showed the population was only 170.6 million. That means that almost 12% of the population died in labour camps. In North Korea, 1% of the population-almost 200k people, are LIVING in gulags. WInston Churchill did have a dark side, but the deaths he caused is the result of colonialism, not capitalism. This does not represent capitalism at all. This is while mass famine and arduous labour camps represent the brutality of Marxism-Leninism. -Pol Pot killed 1.7 million people -Mao Zedong killed 49M-78M people -Kim Jong il killed 1.6 million people Even though the mass famine may be unpremeditated, it is still a failure of central planning, a key part of communism. If a products' value is not determined by supply and demand, then it will lead to mass shortages of certain products. If the demand for gold is high but the supply is low, it is unwise to simply sell it at a cheap price. The CIA has said that North Korea has a 100% education rate, but they assemble that information from self reported data. This means that the data they have produced is probably false.North Korea is a nation which produces many lies to glorify its name to the outside world. Did Kim Jong-il really invent the hamburger? It is a statistic which should be dismissed, like most of the government's propaganda. Socialism is a variation of communism, and it is the most prominent and influential one. Marx believed that socialism was the transition stage between capitalism and communism, but only socialism has been implemented, not true communism. Socialism is a very important matter concerning the subject of communism, as it is necessary in the process of moving towards that brutal economic system. https://www.quora.com... https://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org...(1953-1985) http://www.nytimes.com... https://en.wikipedia.org...