| In any society there is the illusion of freedom, and | | | | not a straight-line democracy. And I would submit |
| if we believe we are free, well then I guess we | | | | that Communism is not the maturing of capitalism, |
| are. Yet, if we as a society decide to feel | | | | as stated by such detractors as Karl Marx in Das |
| trapped, without opportunity or denied the pursuit | | | | Capital. |
| of happiness, we will not feel free. Nevertheless, | | | | Rather, communism's allure is that it can solve the |
| some freedom is given up by citizens through | | | | problem of those who want to get the most for |
| laws, taxes, or agreed upon social contract. | | | | doing the least (human nature) and therefore, |
| And just as gravity is a barrier we accept such | | | | communism and its inefficiencies are the death of |
| rules to a large extent in a similar fashion. After | | | | the individual's power for the beehive of humanity, |
| all, we call things like gravity, natural "laws" of | | | | where people are pushed down and no longer |
| physics, but they do severely restrict our | | | | matter. |
| freedom of movement. | | | | So, in both a democracy and communism there is |
| In the US we have a sort of economic | | | | the illusion of freedom. In communism, no one is |
| enslavement brewing, but we should expect this | | | | free, but everyone believes in the State, as |
| as we have failed to make good on the promises | | | | almost a religion and they wish to be a good |
| of capitalism, while the leadership proves ethically | | | | communist for the well-being of the whole. In |
| challenged and weak to the very human nature | | | | essence giving up self in order to serve, but |
| that purport to be above. | | | | supposedly in and of their own free will" after |
| Some philosophers have noted and still to this day | | | | being brainwashed into that reality. |
| their follower's cite that: "The strength of | | | | In a straight Democracy the social group gets |
| democracy is that it offers the illusion of | | | | together and votes for those things they want, in |
| freedom." | | | | trade for giving up their ultimate opportunity for |
| While this is a common argument, it should be | | | | social security and being taken care of. Either |
| noted that a pure democracy is dangerous to | | | | way, pure Democracies and Communist Nations |
| itself, however the US was set up as a Republic, | | | | only have the illusion of freedom. Think on this. |