# I am a Communist.

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**Created:** [August 21, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-communist/550964 "2010-08-21T09:21:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Commissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@Commissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commissar)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-communist/550964/63 "2010-08-22T04:02:57Z")

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> [@Waffle\_Decider](#):
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> > [@Commissar](#):
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> > As an example, I once again point to China. Marx would have been proud, indeed.
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> Well, for some definition of proud. :dubious:
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> You do realise that the enormous challenges that China is facing today actually have many similarities to the circumstances that motivated Marx in the first place, yes?

“Challenges” are an inherent characteristic of human society, and the single greatest reason why we need governments in the first place. The worth of a government can, to a large extent, be gauged by how effectively it responds to these inevitable challenges.

It is my strong belief that the People’s Republic of China is not only the greatest nation in existence today, but also in the entire history of mankind. It is a powerful, highly centralized nation in which a single party proudly guides an immense populace into the future. It is a brilliant melding of Marxist-Leninist theory and private ingenuity. It is a glimmering beacon of hope and prosperity, an awe-inspiring trend-setter that will bravely shepherd all of humanity into a golden age of socialism.

But is it perfect? No, of course not. Perfection is unattainable. The presence of “challenges” is not a compelling argument against the Chinese system, as such a high standard would by necessity condemn all possible political and economic systems. We can never reach perfection; we can only keep trying.

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