JWbot, did you ever read, "The 10 planks of the Communist Manifesto (1848) by Karl Marx?"Http://www-self.USC.edu/~tannenba/history.htm I hope this cite works.
communism 1."a philosophy or system, derived from Marxism, advocating state owbership of land and property, postulating class conflict,... 2 "a political, social and economic system in which the state, governed by an 'elite' party, controls production, labor and distribution, and, largely, the social and cultural life and thought of the people:
Communism is expressed in various movements,, but Russian sovietism is often referred to as a fair sample. In Communism ownership and control of everything would be in the hands of a 'small' group presumably representing the common people (Emory S. Borgarddus)
Communism and
Socialism are systems of social organization under which the means of production and distribution of goods are transferred from private hands to the government. The classic difference between the two systems lies in the different means they take to establish themselves: communism emphasizes the impracticability of replacing the existing social order by any means other than armed force or outside intervention; the advocates of socialism seek to establish it by peaceful means, through legislation rather than force.The World Book Dictionary.
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