Someone raised to hate communism ..it is all communism's fault we kill others.. If we don't fight them there we would have to fight them here.. Same old brainwashed logic ... they are so brainwashed they repeat it and do not even realize just how brainwashed they sound...Where is the 50 million native Americans we killed? You say we only killed 2 million but communism killed 50 million so they are more evil? lmao logic working at it's finest ..
Do you even know why you think communism is so evil? all you got is they killed 50 million? is that why you fear communism? Maybe it was the leaders of communism that make it so bad? Bad leaders in capitalism will make capitalism bad ?
We have to kill millions because of communism is a fvcking joke...When they can't explain it away they say hard decisions .and shout communism ..Same brain trigger response from every G I Joe
This is a complicated question because we need to distinguish **two different things**:
1️⃣ **Communism as an idea / theory**
2️⃣ **Communism as it was implemented in real countries**
These two are not always the same.
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# 1. Communism as a theory
Communism as an ideology was mainly developed by **Karl Marx** and **Friedrich Engels** in the 19th century.
According to this idea:
* there should not be extremely rich and extremely poor people
* the means of production (factories, land, resources) should belong to everyone
* society should be **classless**
* eventually the state itself would disappear
In theory, the goal was a **fairer distribution of wealth and power**.
Because of this, some people argue that the basic idea of equality **is not inherently bad**.
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# 2. The problem: how communism worked in practice
In reality, communist states often developed very differently from the original theory.
Well-known examples include:
* **Soviet Union**
* **China** under **Mao Zedong**
* **North Korea**
* **Cambodia** under **Pol Pot**
Many of these governments developed serious problems.
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# 3. Lack of democracy
In most communist countries:
* there was **only one ruling party**
* free elections did not exist
* criticizing the government was punished
A well-known example is the dictatorship of **Joseph Stalin** in the Soviet Union.
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# 4. Repression and violence
Many communist governments used strong repression against opponents, including:
* political prisons
* forced labor camps
* persecution of critics
In the Soviet Union there was a vast system of labor camps known as the **Gulag**.
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# 5. Economic problems
In many communist systems the government controlled and planned the entire economy (called a **planned economy**).
This often led to:
* shortages of goods
* low innovation
* inefficient production
Many countries in the Eastern Bloc experienced long-term economic stagnation.
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# 6. Famines and disasters
Some government policies led to catastrophic results.
One of the most famous examples is the **Great Leap Forward** in China (1958–1962).
This policy contributed to one of the largest famines in human history.
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# 7. Why some people still defend the idea
Some people argue that the problem was **not the original idea**, but:
* authoritarian leaders
* poor implementation
* lack of democratic institutions
Because of this, many modern countries try to combine **market economies with strong social welfare systems**. However, these countries (for example in Scandinavia) are **not communist**.
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✅ **Simple summary**
* **The idea of communism:** a society with economic equality and no class divisions.
* **The historical reality in many countries:** authoritarian governments, repression, and economic problems.
Because of these historical experiences, communism is viewed very negatively in many parts of the world today.
**communism did expand geographically in the 20th century**, especially after **World War II**. The way it spread depended on the region. Sometimes it spread through **revolution**, sometimes through **war**, and sometimes through **political pressure backed by military power**.
Eastern Europe is a good example of expansion that was **not fully peaceful**.
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# 1. Expansion after World War II
At the end of World War II, the army of the **Soviet Union** occupied large parts of Eastern and Central Europe while fighting **Nazi Germany**.
Because Soviet troops were already present, the Soviet government had enormous influence over what governments would form in those countries.
Communist regimes were then established in countries such as:
* **Poland**
* **East Germany**
* **Czechoslovakia**
* **Hungary**
* **Romania**
* **Bulgaria**
These countries later became known as the **Eastern Bloc**.
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# 2. How communist governments were established
In many Eastern European countries, the process happened in stages.
Typical pattern:
1. Coalition governments formed after the war.
2. Communist parties gained control of key ministries (especially police and security).
3.
Political opponents were gradually removed or arrested.
4. Elections were manipulated or opposition parties banned.
5. One-party communist rule was established.This process is sometimes called **“salami tactics”**, associated with **Mátyás Rákosi** in **Hungary**.
So while there were **formal political steps**, they occurred under **strong pressure from the Soviet Union and its military presence**.
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# 3. Direct military control and influence
The **Red Army** remained stationed in many Eastern European countries after the war.
This meant that even if local populations disagreed with communist rule, governments had strong military backing.
Later, the Soviet Union also created a military alliance called the **Warsaw Pact** in 1955 to maintain control over the region.
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# 4. When countries tried to leave
When some countries attempted reforms or independence from Soviet control, the Soviet Union used military force.Examples include:
* **Hungarian Revolution of 1956**, crushed by Soviet troops
* **Prague Spring** in **Czechoslovakia** in 1968, also ended by invasion
These events showed that the
Eastern Bloc was **not free to choose its own political system**.---
# 5. Communism spreading elsewhere
Outside Europe, communism spread in different ways:
* **Revolution:**
* **China** in 1949
* **Cuba** in 1959
* **War:**
* **Vietnam** after the **Vietnam War**
In these cases, communist movements often fought long conflicts before gaining power.
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✅ **Summary**
*
Communism did expand during the 20th century.
* In **Eastern Europe**, expansion largely happened because the **Soviet Union’s army controlled the region after World War II**.
* The process included political manipulation, suppression of opposition, and sometimes direct military force.* So it was **not purely peaceful expansion**, even though it often happened through political steps rather than immediate conquest.