Communism is the gain of function political virus. It’s the ear-worm that preys on certain people with the promise of virtue, but only delivers despair.
My grandfather was a true believer, even though it kicked him in the teeth. He died a believer. “They just weren’t doing it right.”
Isn’t that true, we are always told, “ if we only did it right. Yet various forms of communism have been tried and documented since the founding of Christianity and none worked. Christian believers used to gather for evening meals after a service. Free loaders started showing up. Paul’s admonition,” if they don’t work let them starve”. The Disciples shared 3vetything in common, but again it faded away. The Pilgrims in the New World tried communism and it failed. In the late 1800’s there was a commune founded by a British industrialist. Same story. Lazy greedy mess it up for every one!