What exactly is wrong with Communism?

If communism means abolishing the class system in favour of equality, then what exactly is wrong with it? Up until now, communism has always been associated with poverty. What if, a world superpower say America for example (or China in the future) resorts to communism. If Britain joins them (and the Commonwealth countries do as well) and the EU then pretty much over half of the world will live in communism. As this spreads, poverty in Africa will be abolished, extreme wealth will be dissolved into the system and the world will potentially stop fighting over wealth and individual gain. The world will be driven by 'the system' and not the 'individual'. New countries will open themselves up to the rest of the world. Borders will be opened and everyone will live as one.

Do you want to be the same as the guy next door to you, but he is something fancy and you are a bin cleaner, both with the same wage?

It's **** idealism

Would you really want to work your ass off all day and earn the same as a guy who did half as much as you?
I'm a capitalist, I figure the harder I work, the richer I get, and there's no way I'd wanna just give away my monetary rewards for such work to any one else.
Sorry :\
(btdub, when I say that, I mean like my community and so on. I'd obvs look after my family, buy my friends birthday presents, and whatever... I'm not a total bitch... )

It's just that people are too power hungry. That's why communism didn't work in russia.

There's always the desire to want more. I mean think about it, how would you like it if you worked really, really hard at your studies and stuff, and you'd earn the same amount as someone that didn't give a crap and did f*** all.

Communism works if people have the right mentality, however human nature doesn't allow us to do it.

Try telling Communist leaders to receive the same salary as everybody else. Not gonna work. There is not an economy strong enough to keep the living standard high for everyone, and anyone who'd lose wealth because of the new system would strongly oppose it.

If communism was introduced properly (I mean on a global scale, not just one country here and there), then there would be no desire for power. As there would be no wars, no struggle etc.

The desire to want more is only a direct response to capitalism though. Marketing, anxiety etc. If I worked really hard at my studies, became talented at something and was able to do something very well, I would feel it was my duty to do this for the good of all and for society (to contribute to the society that allowed me to develop this talent), in much the same way, it is the duty for the people gifted in medicine to use their skills to treat patients, or the duty for the person responsible for empltying bins to make sure the bins are emptied.

The problem is that many people in today's (capitalist) world don't do f**k all but seem somehow to make a (apparent) success of themselves. I believe its called entrepreneurship. ie. Expolitation of others for individual financial gain. In a capitalist society there is a not a direct link between hard work and success.

Human nature is corrupted by capitalism. It is unnatural and does not allow progress or equality.

The living standard would be the same by nature. There would be no 'high living standards' or 'low living standards'. Just a universal, tranquil peace.

Would the wealthy so strongly oppose it though if somehow they became aware of their impact on society? If the wealthy could see first hand the impact of their actions, they may (through their conscience) decide to participate in a communist revolution. Hence the world turns communist and living standards universalised across the world. Africa opens up to the rest of the world. People travel, move around and live peacefully.

But that's exactly it. It's too late cos we've all been socially conditioned. Unless you introduce it to the next generation.

We all think of GAINING rather than feeling dutiful. That's just the way we've been raised. At school, we're taught that you have to get grades, to go to uni, in order to get a GOOD JOB and MAKE LOADS OF MONEY.

that's it. It's literally a dog eat dog world.

you'd probably like this: www.zeitgeistmovie.com

If communism means abolishing the class system in favour of equality, then what exactly is wrong with it? Up until now, communism has always been associated with poverty. What if, a world superpower say America for example (or China in the future) resorts to communism. If Britain joins them (and the Commonwealth countries do as well) and the EU then pretty much over half of the world will live in communism. As this spreads, poverty in Africa will be abolished, extreme wealth will be dissolved into the system and the world will potentially stop fighting over wealth and individual gain. The world will be driven by 'the system' and not the 'individual'. New countries will open themselves up to the rest of the world. Borders will be opened and everyone will live as one.

What I'm saying is that obviously if you spread the wealth equally then the wealthiest would lose a lot.
I don't believe human conscience is strong enough to spark a worldwide revolution. People are tempted by money too much.
Also, and this is not meant to be racist, if the poorest populations could travel freely, there would be a massive increase in the spread of HIV, and possibly other diseases as well.