Communism is a socio-political and economic system based on the idea of abandoning private ownership of the means of production. This approach to the economy and distribution of wealth, according to theorists of communism, should lead to the elimination of class and economic inequality. Communism covers not only the economic sphere, but also significantly affects the structure of society. Under communism, the main spheres of the economy and public life must be subordinated to the state, which inevitably leads to restrictions on the rights and freedoms of citizens.
Communism is considered an extreme "left" ideology and is usually contrasted with capitalism. Throughout history, communism has taken different forms - from primitive communism in early tribal societies to Marxism-Leninism in the USSR, and strange mixtures of communist ideas with socialism and capitalism in today's China or Cuba.
But how many communists are there in "Western" countries today? It may seem absurd, but today's social policy of support for the population by the state in the United States is much closer to the ideas of communism than social support for the population, for example, in communist China. The fact that such a policy of some "Western" countries has never been officially called communist does not change its essence.
To what extent do you support the ideas of communism?
Theoretical communism was born as a response to the stratification of society into an oppressed majority and a ruling elite. This dream of a just society is close to many people, which even led to the birth of a separate literary genre - utopia. It is precisely prosperity under communism that Thomas More and Tommaso Campanella describe in their works.
It is natural that the ideas of communism and related movements (anarcho-communism, left socialism) find their fans today, when 1% of the richest people own 40% of all world wealth. After all, the injustice in the distribution of world wealth, according to the latest research, is only getting worse: the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer.
This test will help you determine how close the communist principles of the social structure are to you. Be prepared for the fact that the result may surprise you!
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Land and natural resources should belong to the people as a whole, not in private hands.
The state should provide housing for every citizen who needs it.
Capitalism cannot exist without ongoing wars and conflicts.
The state should guarantee a basic income for every citizen, regardless of their abilities.
The relationship between employer and employee in today's world is more akin to that of master and slave.
Key sectors of the economy will be stable only if they are state-controlled.
About half of the world's wealth belongs to the top 1% of the richest people, while the collective share of the bottom 50% of people on Earth accounts for only about 0.75% of global wealth. This is absolutely unfair.
Workers themselves can own the factory and fairly determine the value of goods.
The state should provide free education and healthcare to every citizen.
There should be no private businesses; business should be collective or state-owned.