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Originally Posted by bmah

I didn't really take your friend's/father's quote seriously as soon as they included "God-denying" as part of their reasoning.

In any case, the idea of communism is good. But the result never turns out as it is originally intended. That refers to the corruption, bureaucracy, etc. you're talking about.

More likely, however, most people misuse the word "communism". Some extreme Americans might say that Sweden or Canada is communist, when really, it's just a slightly lefter leaning capitalistic society. To be truly communist, it's a much longer road to the left than that. I suggest your father/friend don't swing that word carelessly; use the word as is it actually defined.

This is the idea I generally use when my friends/teachers bring this up.

Yeah, it's a good idea on paper. But to quote Lord Acton: "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely."

If you haven't read it already, Animal Farm provides a pretty good reference.

EDIT: Christ I got ninjad like 4-fold