“Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government”. This quote by Grover Cleveland represents why communism has been an ongoing headache since it was first established. Looking at nearly all examples of communism, they seem to have the same trend in how they end, a train wreck like disaster of epic proportions. From the tight ship ran by the Soviet Union to the strict ruling in the deserts of Afghanistan, communism has an outcome that leaves the same foul stench in the air to all the citizens that encounter the democracy crushing beast. Communism doesn't support the backbone ideas of a good political theory. For example; Communism doesn't support fair wages, diminishes passion and drive for improvement as well …show more content…
According to Dave Priestland from the New York Times, most people were not happy with the idea of a big political change. This New York Times poll published in 2014 had 88.2% of Americans against the unfair wages communism tends to support. The poll showed that although most Americans were not jumping for joy with the idea for obvious reasons, there were still a few select individuals who did support it, along with the unfair wages. David Priestland also noted that American citizens who were fed up with our capitalistic society were more likely to support such an unconventional idea like communism. They were looking for a drastic change and “equal opportunity in jobs”. However, in reality, the equal paying government jobs would mean fewer jobs overall, with there only being one class, the middle class, and a lower middle class at that. If everyone can only afford around the same range of items, then certain brands around that range will flourish, while other higher or lower priced items, (food, equipment, etc) will slump. Another point that David made is that there will not be a lot of people in the top jobs that are very important to the economy, the environment and to innovation. With equal pay being the norm in a communist society, nobody will want to strive for the higher, more important jobs that sustain the way we develop as people and as a planet. With …show more content…
This quote from Stanford Education states “Communism is often criticized for its inability to create a sustainable economic system where people have the incentive to perform efficiently and act ethically in their work. The abolishment of private property is often cited as a major cause for laziness and corruption”. This is stating that communism and the way the system is run sets people up for a fall in work, school and in general. The laziness stems from a missing key ingredient in a communist society, greed. There are no pay upgrades, “nicer” cars, houses or possessions. It's all standard and uniform. There's a feeling of helplessness in not being gratified nor given a nod of approval for all your hard work, so it becomes a complacent society. It should be noted as well that studies done by Stanford have shown “a drop off in technology development in communist societies”. This is awful result as technology is one of the biggest developers in clean energy, healthcare, and security for any country or state (IFA). If technology is not thriving then automatically other parts of a good flowing economy are also down. The point is technology is linked to a lot of important industries and must maintain good growth to support a strong state “ITA”. It is also stated that communism causes a lack of motivation as “jobs are handed out” (Stanford). Jobs being picked for certain