I think with a lot of people, they embrace Communism because they think that getting free stuff is worth it. They dont realize how great they have it here in America and what living in Communism REALLY means. You have actors like Sean Penn and others glamorizing Communism, you have the Communist Party USA actively campaigning here in America. I was telling my Mom a few days ago about that organization and she said “No way, there are no Communists here in America” had to inform her of the cold hard truth, they are out of hiding now. Years ago a person would never want to say they were a Communist, now its the “In” thing to do. I see protests on TV from SEIU and Illegal Aliens, I notice the signs all begging for Socialism and Communism. Its not the America I ever imagined it would become.
What you describe could be understood by people if we had a real media and not a propaganda machine. However, many of them may lean toward Communism, too, thinking they will be able to share in that absolute power when it finally takes control over the masses. I believe with all my heart that drug use has it’s effect in all our professions. It is not just something the “street” people do.
Makes one miss the days of the Soviet Union when it was a lot easier to explain to people why they should hate commies. The commies truly seem to have gotten traction by avoiding the use of the word “communism,” always saying that’s not what they’re for, even when their long description of what they’re for is the same thing.