Sure, the USSR was a communist regime, no "True Scotsman" discussion required here. Although I'd say "tyrannical dictatorship" is a necessary and sufficient co

Sure, the USSR was a communist regime, no "True Scotsman" discussion required here. Although I'd say "tyrannical dictatorship" is a necessary and sufficient condition to get to mass murders and atrocities. No need to further involve communism. Well, property /is/ theft. You can take up a stick and say it's yours because you made it pointy. That doesn't mean it's not theft on everyone else no longer able to use the stick. Before it was a stick for everyone to use. Maybe someone decided to not make it sticky for a certain purpose. After you take it and make it yours, no one else can take it and make it theirs anymore. So, property is theft (of the common good).