User:Adavis444/Modern-Day Communism
"The Dangers, Paradox, and Momentum of Modern-Day Communism"
In a way, the communist ideals of classlessness, statelessness, and moneylessness are largely becoming realized not by direct means of communism per se but rather by quasi-fascist statism and American capitalist-style globalization, with the major distinction being classlessness. Take the Eurozone, for example: these are countries that share a common border (exempting Ireland) and do not have direct control over their own monetary policy which needs to be fixed by the further erosion, for better or worse, of the self-governance of these nations, even if by means of a banking union. As for moneylessness, education becomes a dividing factor as those that come from wealthier (with that definition ever-increasing) families can afford it while the majority are either shut out of higher education or rely on student loans, giving them years of negative net worth, the indentured servitude of the Millennial Generation (Gen Y). Moneylessness is even more poignant in politics with the rise of the 501(c)(4) Super-PACs, since even an upper-middle class family cannot make a dent in elections, and dollars matter more than votes. Essentially, money is in the hands of the very few, a condition further exacerbated daily, leading to the idea of classlessness. With the exception of these wealthy and politically powerful oligarchs, a larger portion of society begins to consider themselves as part of the have-nots, and so no class exists but the ruling class. The fundamental mechanisms of capitalism allowed to run amok by means of monopolism and oligopolism take away any concept of supply and demand determining the equilibrium price, which is how capitalism is designed to function. Americans are increasingly seeing a class conflict according to polls (that you can google for yourself). Inevitably, communism cannot exist because the classes of those that govern and those that do not will always prevent a classless society. Without some form of action on behalf of government, the conditions are ripe for Marx's proletariat to assert the rights based on the principles on John Locke as enumerated in the United States Declaration of Independence: "...That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it..."
That was fun. I'll call it "The Dangers, Paradox, and Momentum of Modern-Day Communism". *Adding Title to the top.