The difference is that with Communism we have some very smart people who see it as a way to rule over others, and who have the support of all the losers who see it as a way to grab stuff from the productive.
A planned society looks attractive to those who are arrogant enough to think they will become the planners.
“A planned society looks attractive to those who are arrogant enough to think they will become the planners”
Like Hitlery ...
Well put.
And history shows there can be only one planner per planned society. All the wannabes end up finding themselves exterminated.
Yes, and socialism/communism will always be popular with those who think they can get something for nothing.