> about the philosophy or Karl Marx I don't think laymen really ever are referring to this. And if they do, they will usually clarify (or it will be obvious be

> about the philosophy or Karl Marx I don't think laymen really ever are referring to this. And if they do, they will usually clarify (or it will be obvious because it's in the context on something like the book Kapital). Same with the term communist. Unless you're in a philosophy discussion, people mean the real-world factions that called themselves this and controlled (or still control) countries. Those are the only communists to have enough power to be relevant to most laymen.