THE REALITY OF COMMUNISM

Historically, Communist regimes are responsible for more civilian deaths than any other political system in recorded history.

The dangers of Fascism are widely recognized; unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Communism, which continues to attract support in our country.

Genocide is wrong. Attempting to justify genocide is also wrong. Any political movement that repeatedly leads to genocide and mass death must be judged by those outcomes — not by its intentions.

You can learn more about Communist genocides here, here and here.

Despite the historical record, some people continue to deny or minimize genocides committed under Communist regimes, or argue that Communism would succeed if it were implemented “correctly.”

Communism is a political system that developed from Marxism, a body of ideas originating with Karl Marx, which calls for the abolition of private property and the centralization of economic power.

When these ideas have been applied at the level of the state, they have repeatedly produced authoritarian rule, repression, and mass human suffering.

What makes communism so appealing?
It promises equality, security, and fairness while downplaying the costs, risks, and trade-offs required to achieve them.

Communism promises complete equality, a society where economic differences disappear, advantages are eliminated, and collective well-being takes priority over individual self-interest. These promises appeal to a natural human desire for fairness and social harmony.

Communism can sound appealing because it promises fairness and security, but problems appear when everyone is paid the same, no matter the job. Is it really fair for a brain surgeon and a cashier to earn the same amount, even though one requires years of training and carries far greater responsibility?

When effort and skill don’t lead to better outcomes, people lose motivation. Over time, talent is wasted and society stops moving forward.

Helping society matters, but would you choose years of hard training, stress, and long hours if the pay was the same as an easy job with little responsibility?

Is it fair to expect people to work without proper compensation?

Throughout history, societies have relied on systems of exchange to motivate work and cooperation. At its core, capitalism is simply supply and demand: people offer goods or services, and others choose what they’re willing to pay for them.

In simple terms, people are paid based on how much others need or value the work they do. Capitalism isn’t tied to any race or culture. Systems based on trade and exchange have existed in every civilization throughout human history.

Wars and slavery did not begin with capitalism. Throughout history, wars have been fought for many reasons: independence from oppressive rulers, competition for land and resources, territorial expansion, and the desire for power.

These conflicts existed long before modern economic systems and occurred under many different political and economic models. Communist states themselves waged wars, which shows that war is not unique to capitalism, but a result of human conflict and power struggles. Slavery has sadly been present since the early human civilizations. You can learn more about it here.

Under Communist governments led by figures such as Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union; Béla Kun in Hungary; Fidel Castro and Che Guevara in Cuba; and Mao Zedong in China, tens of millions of people died through political repression, forced labor, famine, and state violence.

These deaths occurred across different countries, cultures, and time periods, yet followed the same pattern of centralized power and suppressed dissent. When a political system repeatedly produces mass starvation, executions, people buried alive, concentration camps….it must be judged by those outcomes, not by its stated intentions.

Communism also led to the dangerous and false belief that it was a “Jewish movement”. A belief that was used to justify Anti-Semitism, that was shared by of all people Winston Churchill.

Life in Communist countries isn’t the life of leisure that we enjoy here, and there’s a reason why many people who lived there oppose Communism.

Albert Einstein said that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”. Communism has been tried repeatedly, and the results have been consistent: repression, loss of freedom, and mass suffering. Ignoring that record is neither rational nor moral.

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