PRC also wasn't even the "true" government of China. The US acknowledged ROC as the true government. We couldn't be bothered to do anything about it when the R

PRC also wasn't even the "true" government of China. The US acknowledged ROC as the true government. We couldn't be bothered to do anything about it when the ROC ran away to Formosa, but then Eisenhower realized US interests in the Pacific theater were threatened. That's also why communism doesn't work. Self interest is a much better motivator. We still live in a world where the Cambodian genocide murdered millions while we bombed the hell out of Indochina in a scorched earth policy. Laos is the most bombed country on earth and most people dont realize that. A lot of people on HN have highly-demanded skillsets which keep them fat and happy and focused on problems away from the realities that the world is filled with a lot of evil people. Those are the reasons "real communism" will never work in my opinion. Well-regulated self-interest is such a better way to govern humanities terrible behavioral problems.