The word "communism" pretty much means Satanism, fascism, totalitarianism or all of the above in US today, but isn't this a silly way to use the word "communism"? Even the word "socialism" has a similar meaning. It is true that the world history more or less proves that "communism" is a failed social theory; it is dysfunctional. It's also true that "communism" evolved into totalitarianism in most cases; the former Soviet Union is a great example. Russian revolution never aimed to create a totalitarianism state (at least in the minds of ordinary Russians), but the Soviet Union evolved into a totalitarianism state. Furthermore, the way in which the former Soviet Union treated its ideological opponents within the state was monstrous; the state executed millions of them. However, I think that it is inaccurate to take a social theory that did not function well in history and equate it to Satanism, fascism or totalitarianism. Doing this really eliminates any opportunity to discuss the social theory, however monstrous it is or it can evolve into. Similar thing can be said about socialism. Equating socialism to Satanism, fascism or totalitarianism eliminates any chance of extracting a good idea or an interesting idea from it.
But why is this happening? Why isn't there any intelligent and civil discussion about communism or socialism? I think that this is the legacy of McCarthyism.
Corporate media, in particular, has the tendency to simply dismiss communism as a variation of Satanism, fascism or totalitarianism, and it is not very surprising. Corporate media generally lacks depth, and it tends to be heavily affected by policies such as McCarthyism and also government propagandas. Unfortunately I find that alternative media sources such as Alex Jones' Prison Planet ( http://www.prisonplanet.com/ ) and Daryl Bradford Smith's The French Connection ( http://www.iamthewitness.com/ ) dismiss the social theory itself also. I actually appreciate the fact that people like Alex Jones and Daryl Bradford Smith have different views on communism and present those views (i.e., communism is an instrument of globalists), but I do not appreciate that they essentially become gate keepers of having discussions about the social theories "communism" and "socialism".
J. Watanabe writes politics column Beyond Konspiracy Politics Column. The column is primarily about politics, but it also covers related topics such as conspiracy, ideology and business.
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