In the United States, wealthy individuals like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are allowed to dominate the country’s politics and economy. But there is another way.
Because “communist” refers to extrapolating Marxian theories on human societal development as far as they can go, i.e. it is the theoretically most developed society possible. It is basically like a post-scarcity, Star Trek esque futuristic society that has such an abundance of wealth people don’t have to work as a means of survival anymore but only work as a means to fulfill themselves as human beings.
It is best to think of “communism” thus as more akin to “futurism.” A futurist is someone with an extremely positive, forwards-looking vision into the future, and wants to do things in the here-and-now to help push us in that direction. It offers an optimistic vision to encourage development in that direction.
Actually that is not the reason. You might want to give Engels’ Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (great book, explains a lot) a look. There he defines what a communist is. A communist is a revolutionary and scientific socialist. Communist parties call themselves communist because they’re made up of communists.
Actually that is not the reason. You might want to give Engels’ Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (great book, explains a lot) a look. There he defines what a communist is. A communist is a revolutionary and scientific socialist. Communist parties call themselves communist because they’re made up of communists.