Some great things China has done to Tibet

[KarlXII]

That's because communism in theory, when put in practice, inevitably screws up somehow. Every single communist country in the world, and here's a list of current or former ones:

Cuba
Soviet Russia (+ Eastern Bloc)
Cambodia
Vietnam
China
Ethiopia
Laos

I know I'm missing a few, but think about this - is there any one of those communist countries that was never guilty of mass murder and/or imprisonment? Stalinism, Maoism, Marxism-Leninism...these are all forms of communism, all of which have led to the deaths of millions.

All forms of government have killed. What's your point?

[rvg]

All forms of government have killed. What's your point?

The point is that Communism in addition to killing millions of people has a strong propensity towards killing the economy of the affected state, which in turn leads to the demise of the communist system in the affected state. It's is similar in many ways to an infectious disease.

[KarlXII]

The point is that Communism in addition to killing millions of people has a strong propensity towards killing the economy of the affected state, which in turn leads to the demise of the communist system in the affected state. It's is similar in many ways to an infectious disease.

True, however, I don't see why Communism is the only political ideology that continually is critisized for the murders it's practicers commit. As stated before, an ideology is only as good as it's followers.

[rvg]

True, however, I don't see why Communism is the only political ideology that continually is critisized for the murders it's practicers commit. As stated before, an ideology is only as good as it's followers.

Exactly... and judging by the followers of communism and its achievements, it is a very crummy ideology. There are a few silver linings in that cloud, but overall it is still overwhelmingly a cloud.

[seireikhaan]

EMFM, how could you forget good ol' Robby Mugabe.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

True, however, I don't see why Communism is the only political ideology that continually is critisized for the murders it's practicers commit.

I'd go so far as to say that communist governments have caused more deaths in the 20th century than any other type of government due to mass murder and disregard for human life - despite the fact that the large majority of nations were never communist. Communism, in practice, has proven to be a deadly ideology, and, as has been said, it destroys the economy (and human rights).

As stated before, an ideology is only as good as it's followers.

Very true, I don't at all disagree.