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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4257294" data-attributes="member: 63706">I think all these terms have been so over used, misused and co-opted, that the meaning of each is somewhat unclear. What I think of when people say communism is clearly not the same as philosophical communism. The problem with philosophical (&quot;true&quot;) communism is that the only people who would fight to bring it into being would never actually allow true communism to exist, not that the system itself could ever work anyway.Real communism is more akin to anarchy, which opposes government. But the problem with a lack of government is who decides what anyone&#039;s &quot;fair share&quot; is, and without a concerted effort to maintain communism, it is inevitable that a despot will take advantage of, particularly, young men who think they are shouldering most of the burden, and not getting what they deserve, by organizing them into a military force to seize control.Political communism is about complete government control, which clearly is not the definition of philosophical communism, but is always where it ends up. The epitome of the road to hell being paved with good intentions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4257294, member: 63706"] I think all these terms have been so over used, misused and co-opted, that the meaning of each is somewhat unclear. What I think of when people say communism is clearly not the same as philosophical communism. The problem with philosophical ("true") communism is that the only people who would fight to bring it into being would never actually allow true communism to exist, not that the system itself could ever work anyway. Real communism is more akin to anarchy, which opposes government. But the problem with a lack of government is who decides what anyone's "fair share" is, and without a concerted effort to maintain communism, it is inevitable that a despot will take advantage of, particularly, young men who think they are shouldering most of the burden, and not getting what they deserve, by organizing them into a military force to seize control. Political communism is about complete government control, which clearly is not the definition of philosophical communism, but is always where it ends up. The epitome of the road to hell being paved with good intentions. [/QUOTE]

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