Lolmat wrote:
So I have finally joined the fray.
First off.
Not to sound like a prat, but communists are not souls of inanimate Japanese objects, or "commy's", or whatever else alternative spelling you can think of. Simply put, it's "commie".

Now, I want to clarify.
1. No Communist state (by the pure definition of Marx and Engels) has ever existed. I will brusquely say that because there is no such thing as a state, in the "grand revolution" plotted by the masses. Yes, there are communist parties, but all of the countries we called "communist" are socialist (ex. Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics).
2. While we associate democracy with capitalism, and authoritarianism with communism, the two classifications are independent of each other. For example, not-that-long-ago the ruling Communist Party out of one of India's provinces got voted out in elections (maybe a year or two ago). In vice versa, facist states are clearly not communist, but are pretty authoritarian to me, anyways.

Here's my real opinion (disregarding jokes).
- The pure extreme of either is bad. I think flirting with socialism is perfectly fine, if you ask me. Now, let's use some examples, shall we?
-> India and China. India began with a wonderful, capitalist, democratic system, while China began with a communist government. Both economies were in shambles and disarray due to arbitrary factors. However, the centralization of China's economy under its government allowed it to reindustrialize far more quicker than India (which India has only just begun to catch up).
-> It is important to note that yes, China has a communist party. But it's economy (at least until recently) has been more capitalist than we have. The economy had little to no regulations, and gave much discretion to the companies to do what they wanted. Compare that to the US, where such ideas such as Social Security or minimum wage originated from the likes of Eugene Debs, the Socialist presidential candidate. We flirt with socialism a tad.
- As demonstrated earlier,Socialism is a much more ideal system for countries who have to reindustrialize due to war, famine, etc. However, as in Marx's dreams, Communism will be kind of like French Utopianism (and echos a little bit of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity). Obviously, in the eyes of "what is fair" or not, one will lean towards Communism.
- Pure capitalism is one can be merciless in pay, conditions, or worker's comp., all in the name of profit. But, it powers the ingenuity and imagination to create new items, or invent new techniques. Good for business; bad for the workers.
So if we're talking realistic, I'll just go with socialism.
*BUT: If we can have a pure, super-retro-Marxist world, then by far I'll go for Communism. No war. No states. Everyone living in harmony. I like the idea, but I highly doubt any communist revolution will suddenly be seized by the masses anytime soon.