"This seems akin to suggesting that skin cancer is not bad per se, because it’s caused by the sun, and the sun is good. Where would we be without the sun? Attac

"This seems akin to suggesting that skin cancer is not bad per se, because it’s caused by the sun, and the sun is good. Where would we be without the sun? Attacking the sun is a bad idea. So stop trying to fight sun-related skin cancer. Also, I own a large share of the sun." The author's right. Communism is bad. It results in mass poverty among many other atrocities. In the real world, everyone isn't an altruistic completely selfless person. Therefore, communism has never worked and never will. The entire premise of it is founded on an assumption that, if true, would render the entire need for forceful conscription mute.