I think GP is referencing a type of Commune, where potentially services, possessions, and responsibilities are shared amongst those who live there. America has

I think GP is referencing a type of Commune, where potentially services, possessions, and responsibilities are shared amongst those who live there. America has had communes as well Communism is where all property is publicly owned and each is given what they need. A commune is a self-reliant community, likely to be small - individuals need each other. A communist state is still a state, it is not decentralized like a commune, but very centralized. Instead of relying on each other everyone relies entirely on the state.