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Socialism, Communism, Fascism

Civics 101

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The Truth About Communism

Nick Gillespie: communism is a system based on the ideals presented by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' work, the communist manifesto. The big thing you got to know about it is that it removes all class,. And everyone owns everything together, leading to the eventual removal due to a relevance of private property, of money, and ultimately, the state itself. But like we said with socialism, communism is also not so cut and drive. In my mind, communism is what various states participated in before the end of the Cold War; there was an attempt to use a powerful state to radically transform society to fit socialist ideas.

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