New York Times readers struggle with communism’s legacy. Communism wins.

Communism is an evil malware let loose upon the world and I believe the spread of communism and its variants is one of the things Fatima warned the world about, but the world didn’t listen.

From a Revelation perspective, I wonder if communism is one of the three unclean spirits that Revelation 16:13-14 speaks of.

It and its children, the ever evolving variants of the original malware, have laid waste to the Eastern half of Europe and much of Asia, along with the entire second half of the 20th century.

From that same Revelation perspective, perhaps the other two evil spirits that arose from the sea of humanity during that same time were the fascists and the nazis.

Together, those two laid waste to the western half of Europe and the entire first half of the 20th century.

And then, in spite of the West collectively and continuously being at war against the communism malware and its children for the entire second half of the 20th century, the evolved variants of the communism malware have none the less found fertile ground in the West.

And as per Revelation and Fatima, this malware has convinced US and the rest of the West to each cut ourselves loose from the Creator and go our own way, to create our world in our own worldly image, thus revealing the true identity of the communism malware’s original programmer.

Further proof is that all of the powers that be over US acquire and maintain their power and rule by deception, more often than not by acquiring something with a good reputation and then using it against those who trust it by infecting them with the latest variant of the communism malware.

There is hope, though. We do have a way to protect ourselves, our neighbors and our nation from this evil malware and restore health and function as things were meant to be.

Just like you need to have an antivirus program running on your computer and you must also download the latest updates every day to protect your computer from every manner of evil, you must also be running the full Armor of God antivirus and total security protection on your inner mental/emotional computer to keep you safe from every manner of evil.

Not only that, but you make sure you’re receiving the Daily Bread downloads and that you always have the OEM’s full Armor of God total security software constantly running in the background of your consciousness.

It’s the ONLY way to be safe, sane and at peace in this world...and the next.

What’s 100,000,000 dead at the hands of their own governments??? That was 70 years ago for goodness’ sakes!!!

Communism will always fail, because it doesn’t recognize the human need for each person to distinguish themselves as individuals. The only individualism allowed under Communism is the that of the despotic ‘leaders’.

Communism will always fail because human beings are learning creatures. They adapt to the systems that they live under.

During the Soviet Union’s final 15 or 20 years, there was a “joke” that was both cynical and popular among Communist workers: “They pretend to pay us; we pretend to work.”

I believe the attitude expressed in that “joke” was a fundamental cause for the “evil empire’s” demise. The government wasn’t really paying the people for their work. The people weren’t really working for their “pay”.

The people learned that it is not necessary to work for their pay. Those who work get paid the same as those who do not. Low quality work is paid the same wage as quality work. So why work hard or why work at all.

Innovation is not rewarded so why try to improve things. The only thing that is rewarded is spouting the party line which is lying. So a system that promotes lies and discourages the truth is destined for failure.

Which strikes me as very reminiscent of our modern liberal arts colleges.

The people learned that it is not necessary to work for their pay. Those who work get paid the same as those who do not. Low quality work is paid the same wage as quality work. So why work hard or why work at all. Innovation is not rewarded so why try to improve things. The only thing that is rewarded is spouting the party line which is lying. So a system that promotes lies and discourages the truth is destined for failure.

You're right on every point... Many years ago a young family member spent a few weeks in the old USSR... One of her stories is a perfect example of what you're talking about. She was out with her boyfriend looking for a place to have lunch - they saw a restaurant with a long line and got in line. Someone came up to them and asked if they were Americans. Long story short they were taken into the restaurant because they were paying with dollars - a hard currency. BUT the odd thing was after they were served their meal they noticed NONE of the tables were being cleared. She asked why saying there were people outside waiting to get in... (young economics major)... the manger explained they only served one sitting - and when all the tables had been served and people left THEN and only then did they clear off the tables.

They gave the illusion of being a restaurant... at the most minimum level of what that means. Totally backs up your joke... they pretended to work...

There are “conservatives” and “patriots” who are totally committed to suppressing all discussion of certain crimes, and to shielding certain criminals.

Democrats pay people to be on social media and to comment on news websites, message boards and lots of other places. I seriously doubt they have a lot of real support.

She asked why saying there were people outside waiting to get in... (young economics major)... the manger explained they only served one sitting - and when all the tables had been served and people left THEN and only then did they clear off the tables.

There are restaurants in the US that work this way but they are very high end, exclusive restaurants. Reservations required.

Everyone is seated at the same time and is served at the same time. Usually at least 7 course meals. No menus, the menu is decided well before hand. The meal is served over several hours and everyone leaves at the same time.

Probably not what you have here since people were standing in line and your family member’s group were the only group seated.

I keep hearing it said that communism can't work. Well, I assure you that it can and does. In fact, with not a bit of thought, I can think of 3 societies where communism works perfectly, and those societies are incredibly successful.

The problem is, not one of the three is a human society. Ants, bees, and termites. While there probably isn't an insect version of Marx or Engles, those societies mirror the values of communism.

All resources are directed towards the success of the community. There is centralized control of all the resources. And nothing is owned by individuals. In fact, in those societies, there are no individuals. If you think about it, those insect societies are perfect representations of communism.

Mark

“The difference between communism and socialism is that under socialism central planning ends with a gun in your face, whereas under communism central planning begins with a gun in your face.”. ― Kevin D. Williamson, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Socialism.