Communism In America

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Communism is not only a word, not only a form of government or economy, but rather is something that inflicts fear among people, something that is detestable in the minds and hearts of those who have lived it, yet an unknown, desirable thing for those who have never experienced it. For years, countries have adopted Marx’s “great” ideas concerning to what he desired the most – equality among all social classes, nevertheless, they have all failed. In some way, these countries have misunderstood Marx’s ideas, and those who examined and preached it have gotten blind by an impossible desire, believing that this is the only solution for injustices in the world. In fact, communism is a form of government that eliminates private ownership; school, …show more content…
It was the so called Periodo Especial or as in English “Especial Period” that broke apart the economy of a country of eleven millions of people. A main cause was, for many, the collapse of the Soviet Union from which Cuba was self-dependent for decades; for others, it was the Cuban Embargo implanted by president John F. Kennedy during 1958 to 1960 that prohibited any commerce of Cuba with foreign nations, due to the occupation of American companies and properties by the Cuban government. However, there is not a specific answer of why still, after years, Cuba faces the same difficulties as before. Above all, this form of government has not only affected the nation economically, but has deeply changed the way of thinking and living of millions of people. Moreover, its people have become masters on dealing with high food prices and with the lack of vital products for the daily life, and after the eliminations of private ownership they have even fallen in “illegal businesses” such as sealing food that the national market lacks, or even sealing clothes imported by the minority who escaped and bring it to …show more content…
The practice of communism is as injustice as a father who prohibits to his five children the right to go and play in the garden just because one them is physically incapable to walk. The one who cannot walk will agree, but those who do walk will strongly oppose. Similarly, communism has prohibited the right of wealth, to own lands, and own private businesses just because in a certain time there was such a huge gap between the poor and the rich that the majority, the poor, was unable to pursue wealth. Perhaps, communism is not the only solution to all the socio-economic issues that Marx faced. Nonetheless, he was right when referring to the “Centralization of the mean of communication and transport in the hands of the State.” There are, for instance, some areas of a country that can be in hands of government, as he stated “communication” and “transport” may could contribute with an equal distribution of this resources, and not to high prices that the proletariats cannot
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