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Originally Posted by flip
I wholeheartly agree with this statement and it is the reason that saying communism can't work is a very flimsy thing to say.
Communism can work, we just haven't seen it yet. Furthermore, with the degree of globalization that is taking place it may be increasingly difficult to institute without failure or corruption.
To respond to the other posters who are debating this I believe Winston Churchill said it best:
"Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others"
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Small economies of 200 or less people function in communes reasonably well, only because of the degree of social authority exercised on the individuals within. Look at the high degree of rules on a kibbutz or Hutterite colony, if you don't follow them, you are asked to leave.
We are talking about free liberal democracy as our common assumption for the morals and ethics of a state. We assume that it is right for individuals to have the highest degree of freedom. Socialists don't make that assumption. In fact, if you read any of the socialist authors you will a very high degree of acceptance in authoritarian or dictatorship government.