You'd be down voted to oblivion because you make baseless statements without any factual backing. Are we really being fed a message in this article? Perhaps.

You'd be down voted to oblivion because you make baseless statements without any factual backing. Are we really being fed a message in this article? Perhaps. The message I got from this article? Straight communism doesn't work. (Which is fairly well established from past "communist" governments – they're either not communist or they quickly transmute into some other form of government.) But this article also doesn't espouse the benefits of pure capitalism. Instead, it highlights how a mix of communism and capitalism – a mix of group and personal interests – was actually quite successful. Individuals have incentives to help the group, because after helping the group they help themselves. That's definitely not pure capitalism. Nor is it pure communism. It's something much more rich and powerful. I think that's something from which we all could derive a very powerful message: absolute black/white polarizations are rarely correct or beneficial. Instead what's often required is a blending of opinions and ideas.