[r9etb]

Communism is not an idea [has never been], but a way of life.

Actually, you've got that exactly backwards. It is an idea that -- outside of very small groups, anyway -- cannot be translated into a way of life.

[goldstategop]

In the 19th Century and for much of the early 20th Century, the best minds worked hard to make Communism come true because it was assumed that Utopia was waiting around the corner. It never arrived. That's why today, Marxism is of historical interest only. We found out the hard way that building a paradise on earth is easier said than done.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[ModelBreaker]

Actually, you've got that exactly backwards. It is an idea that -- outside of very small groups, anyway -- cannot be translated into a way of life.

I disagree. Communism translates easily and consistently into a 'way of life.' It's just that the actual way of life to which it translates is 180 degrees different than the way of life it professes to bring about.