Jan 28, 2010 8:05:35 PM cite

Communism can only be referenced by how it was enacted in reality. Other than 'communism in practice' there is no single concrete object that is communism. Marx and engles wrote and philosophized generalities about communism and socialism as did mao, stalin, lenin, pol pot, castro ect. Aside from marx and engels the afformetioned figures each enacted some form of communsim that they contrived from the ambiguos and maleable writings of people like marx. So to reference communism as you have in your question shows a misunderstanding, for there is no objectivef communism. In fact expiriments have been made throghout history to "really see if communsim could work" but the writings and concepts are to general and unspecific and disaster has only resulted from these expiriments. I think you should read into writngs on libertarian socialsim or anarcho- syndalicism for they both are systems which have been written extensively on in more contemporary times and they are concepts of a brand of socialism that conceptualize the elimination of the state and very strong democratic priciples.

by skeenan

Nov 27, 2009 4:03:15 AM cite

Any system of government doesen't work because the problem of man. Untill man gets his act together we will be in dire straits, and should we get our act together we wouldent need governing, each person would govern thier own actions.

by Thai sean

Nov 27, 2009 12:04:29 AM cite

It's a very interesting topic. To live under those principles, we have to attain a greater level of conscience. We need to be less egoists and become more altruists, just for the sake of the others, building a society were you feel you belong to, and also feel responsible for the rest and sense them as if they were yourself. A society were your work is to fulfill the necessities of others as your own necessity. Do you think we are capable to do that ( even as a project) with the actual level of conscience of human beings?

by magri1128