Communism!

**Patrick** · 03-26-2008 06:57 PM

Communism is working very well in Venezuela at the moment. At least, I think it is. I'm probably going to be flamed.

I just think its not in human nature. Human nature is greed. Capitalism is perfect for greed.

**Xaqaria** · 03-27-2008 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Pensive Patrick

Communism is working very well in Venezuela at the moment. At least, I think it is. I'm probably going to be flamed.

I just think its not in human nature. Human nature is greed. Capitalism is perfect for greed.

The communism in Venezuela works as long as you perceive the goal as 'keep the rich insanely rich and keep the poor insanely poor but give them enough money to survive'. They have no sustainable industry, no system for anyone who isn't already rich to better themselves, and they completely ignore the middle class. There is no benefit for anyone who is rich to give back to the community by developing industry to create jobs and bolster the economy because the government seizes all industry and so the rich just sit on their giant piles of money and don't do anything. Once their natural oil runs out they will essentially be thrown back in to the dark ages with nothing else to live off of.

**Truth Paradox** · 03-27-2008 07:52 PM

Humans naturally like to feel control. When that control is taken away, they naturally resist. If the world were Communist, there would be wide spread revolts leading to Anarchy. Communism could work in certain cases, if the government suppressed knowledge and kept those likely to revolt under their thumb. The most likely case of the world reverting to a Communist form of government would be a nuclear holocaust or a similar world disaster which might unify all who oppose under the power of fear.