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tbf, some people seem to think that the only reason communism failed was because the evil imperial west successfully destroyed all the innocent and fully-functional communists. When someone refuses to acknowledge the Stalinist descent into totalitarian disaster or the CCP's decision to independently move towards some privatization in the name of efficiency, that's not a great sign of a clear-minded person. You know, I don't think N Korea would be a socialist paradise if only we lifted our sanctions.
It's complicated, ultimately.
Greed always corrupts. When the tanks come out to force everyone to be equal, eventually those who control the tanks realize they can do whatever they want in the name of “communism” and it always turns into a totalitarian government.
Communism is great, when everyone benefits. But if there is a single person who has more than their neighbor, the system failed.