First off, let's say that Communism promotes a classless society (only in theory), and the common ownership of the means of production. This is neither Socialism nor Liberalism, at least the Social Capitalism that many high developed countries has. In these societies, Socialism and Capitalism aren't mutually exclusive. The perfect example would be France.
Reading a lot of posts here I noticed that many members don't know the difference mentioned above, and confuse Communism with the government having a social role. I thought McCarthyism was over, but it's more than obvious than many of you are afraid of Communism, when Communism itself has almost disappeared.
Tings that are not Communism:
-Universal Health Care: it's a mix of government programs intended to ensure that all citizens, and sometimes permanent residents, of a governmental region have access to most types of health care.
-Social Security: it's the protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others.
I read a lot of times things like "people should take responsibility for themselves" or "social security only serves those who don't have responsibility and live from my taxes".
Many people has responsibility but maybe had bad luck, or a disease or whatever. That doesn't mean they have no responsibility and should be left on their own. The government in most advanced societies has a social role that includes everyone, and by everyone I mean all the people living within their borders, citizens or not. Again, France is the perfect example.
This doesn't mean you don't need to be responsible, but you can rely on the government's help if you are in troubles.
Another common misconception is that charities are better than the government to help people. Wrong. Charities are a good thing, but you can't left the full responsibility of helping the people in need to charities. That's a role that belongs to the government. Charities are just an aid. The government should take care of its own people.
In other words Communism doesn't exist anymore. And some of you seem to ignore this.
Reading a lot of posts here I noticed that many members don't know the difference mentioned above, and confuse Communism with the government having a social role. I thought McCarthyism was over, but it's more than obvious than many of you are afraid of Communism, when Communism itself has almost disappeared.
Tings that are not Communism:
-Universal Health Care: it's a mix of government programs intended to ensure that all citizens, and sometimes permanent residents, of a governmental region have access to most types of health care.
-Social Security: it's the protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others.
I read a lot of times things like "people should take responsibility for themselves" or "social security only serves those who don't have responsibility and live from my taxes".
Many people has responsibility but maybe had bad luck, or a disease or whatever. That doesn't mean they have no responsibility and should be left on their own. The government in most advanced societies has a social role that includes everyone, and by everyone I mean all the people living within their borders, citizens or not. Again, France is the perfect example.
This doesn't mean you don't need to be responsible, but you can rely on the government's help if you are in troubles.
Another common misconception is that charities are better than the government to help people. Wrong. Charities are a good thing, but you can't left the full responsibility of helping the people in need to charities. That's a role that belongs to the government. Charities are just an aid. The government should take care of its own people.
In other words Communism doesn't exist anymore. And some of you seem to ignore this.