[headsonpikes]

communism is a theory that only works in an absolute black-and-white moral world. As soon as human greed, envy, and pigheadedness come into play, it falls apart.

Just as I suspected the 'liberal' position to be:

communism is a perfect system - it's people who are flawed.

It is my observation that this is the Big Lie that is the foundation stone of every totalitarian regime.

[Visiting Liberal]

Just as I suspected the 'liberal' position to be:

communism is a perfect system - it's people who are flawed.

You drastically misunderstand me. My intention wasn't to say that people are flawed, it was to point out that communism is. Any system that only works if people are...

1) Exactly the same
2) Perfect in every way
3) Capable of producing exactly as much output of resources as they use

...is a terrible system.

Every economic system has its strengths and weaknesses. Liberals tend to think that the best economic system is capitalism tempered with some socialism, such as in medical insurance. But we've got no illusions that that's a perfect system either.

Every economic system can and will be abused by those who know how to work it.