Communism is a failed form of government that should not be tried again.

Communism, throughout history, has always been a symbol of failure, oppression, and misery. Yet many countries today, such as China, continue to practice Communism, with little to no objection from other countries. Communism has been the single most oppresive form of government in history, being responsible for the deaths of millions of innocents. The free world should take whatever steps it can to dissuade governments from turning to Communist forms of government, and, if necessary and possible, overthrow Communist governments. Some may argue that real Communism has never been properly tried, and that this is the reason for its failure. I ask them this: what is the proper form of Communism? What hasn't been tried that could be the reason for its failures? And if there are proposed solutions for why communism has failed/was lacking, why haven't they been tried? (When I mean this, I am not insinuating that a country should be taken over with a Communist government for the sole purpose of trying one or two new methods of governing, but it'd be simpler to enact new ideas on a much smaller scale, such as a social experiment) The fact of the matter is, however, that a few small, barely significant changes to a system of government will have little to no effect on its outcome, despite what many supports of communism claim. Some may point to China as a relative success of Communism, and, at first glance, it is easy to see why. China has one of the largest, if not the largest, economy in the world. China's GDP is at 7%, compared to the USA's 1%, and this is considered a slow economy for China. But I ask those people: have you read firsthand accounts of daily life in China? Have you seen images and videos of the conditions of the country? The first thing one may notice about China is it's massive amount of air pollution due to no enviornmental regulation, creating a thick smog that causes extreme health problems if excessively inhaled. The working conditions in the country are squalor, with the very infrastructure of China collapsing under the people's feet. (Various examples of which include people getting wedged in escalator machinery, collapsing subway platforms, and getting thrown between the spindles in paper mills) The primary reason China is doing so well is nothing but pure irony. China tried multiple times to catch up with modern times (the most prominent of which was the Great Leap Foward in the 1950s), and failed miserably, wrecking their economy and nation further in the process. Only after adopting free market capitalist principles was China able to get back on its feet. They were able to do this much quicker not because of genius and ingenuity, but rather a near infinite supply of expendable labor, in this case, China's population of 1.1 billion that the government controls completely. These factors are the primary reason why China is such a massive economic competitor today, rather than a near third-world country like most other Communist countries became. The final point I'd like to make is that Communism does not benefit the people in the slightest. A universal tactic that communists use to persuade the people are it's many "free" benefits, such as food, housing, and healthcare, to name a few. But once in power, the people quickly find that these promised benefits were lies told to them, and if by chance areimplemented, are sub-par and not enough to get by. The funding that is used for these programs comes from a massive taxation on the people, which leads them to working longer for more pay, only to have that pay taken away by the government in exchange for low-quality benefits. In short, more work, less rewards. By the time people realize that communism was nothing but false promises, they cannot go back to their old form of government, whatever that may have been. Once communists seize power, it becomes extremely difficult for the people to rise up against them. A primary part of communists' agenda is to seize anything that could help a resistance against them, including weaponry. Without any form of fighting back against the regime, the people are forced to suffer their everyday lives with no way of going back to their old way of life. It would take a massive uprising from a majority of the people, or international intervention to overthrow their oppresive government. Communism is not for the people, but instead, uses the people to benefit the government, with little to no returns.In summary, Communism is a failed form of government that will require more than just a few "tweaks" to repair, and a complete overhaul of the system would result in something that barely resembles Communism anymore. Communism is against the people, using them as nothing but puppets to further the government's control and oppression. China may be a communist country and an example of Communist success, but the truth is, if it weren't for free market principles, China would be nothing more than a wrecked shell of a nation as it was in the 1950s.