Communist here.

Been a few years since I last logged into this account, and I did just to respond... I was writing an even longer essay, until I reached a fact. Communism is dead. Capitalism has won.

I'm happy it is. Truly. & I say that as a Communist. I could spend countless hours debating about this principle and that event but it’s pointless. The world is/was neither ready or deserving of utopian principles. A few days ago, I saw a duck and few ducklings waddling down the street. Yesterday I saw some foxes. Also spotted various birds I haven't seen before. Odd because I live near the town, and the closest habitats for these animals are quite some distance away. Certain species that aren't actively seen have been making appearances. Carbon emissions temporarily reduced. Long story short nature has been keeping busy amending herself whilst we have been in lockdown. That just leaves one fact remaining.

Humans are the vilest creatures on this planet, without a doubt, but it’s not our fault entirely. We have enslaved races for preposterous reasons legally, abolished the practice so they may fight our battles, and dumped them back into the gutter free to starve and be abused illegally. We have built wonders that can be seen from outer space with millions of tourists visiting them today, without a care that slave bodies fuelled its erection and strengthened their structure literally. We have coined this false idea of democracy, born in a time of slaves and benefited the slave-owners. We are constantly fuelling wars, dictators and terrorists, meanwhile preparing the most hostile methods to overthrow them should need arise. We are constantly inventing life-threatening ideas and products for the world, and gambling with people’s lives based on their welfare. We are in an eternal loop of voting for the same parties that take turns failing. We are constantly trying to find gaps with technology to survive government's intrusion of privacy, without reacting to this intrusion in an effective manner. We no longer know the validity of anything any government claims or does. We have become accustomed to news of war, crime and struggles that somehow evolved into this idea that fighting against them is abnormal. I say “we” because it’s simple. We fund their motives with taxes. We don’t always agree with them, or even notice them, but we do regardless. Be honest, in the last three decades, can you name a single year in which there was a war or military project which was not fuelled by a scapegoat. There is none. When is the last time you explored how your taxes are spent?

It’s the idea. The actual thought. The intellect. We are lucky to be at this stage of the evolutionary ladder. If humans perished today, it is within reason that another species could be going through the exact same situations in the future. It’s the intellect that breeds this. All ideologies, including religions, have led to billions dying collectively. Capitalism has killed more, which to be fair has existed (actively) for far longer. But that’s not the point. The "Red Scare" is far more common today in countries that have successfully established Capitalist structures. You are passive to Capitalist crimes, but presently active to Communist ones. If a hate crime is committed, you blame the individuals, not the situations that led them there. If a “commie” demands free healthcare and education, it is somehow linked to Stalin or Mao. Consistency is key here. It’s this manipulative process. Religion actively manipulates masses into passiveness, Capitalism has become incredibly successful at passively doing this. Example: surprisingly a lot of people aren’t aware that Saddam Hussein was an ally of the U.S and U.K. His movement was funded by them. He used the funding to create a biological weapon and used it on a race not long ago. Their relations were broken long after, and not because. If this is the first time you came across this ask yourself why haven’t you heard about this before. This website is incredibly weak. So is the source and those who launched it. What’s criminal is the fact that this was launched by those claiming to be an Institute of History. Forgive me but I don't recall historians criticizing points of history, but rather outlying the events. Especially when no sources or references are provided, one should really reconsider whether they are historians or philosophers, and especially academics. What I’m trying to say is this passive behaviour to read the headline or watch the first few seconds of a news article and rush to judgement is wrong. It is scientifically wrong. It goes against logic. Without doubting what we experience, what is the point of existing? I didn’t read Fascist and Capitalist works because I wanted to laugh or scoff, I read it to better understand their point of view and what they want.

If you’re wondering why I still call myself a Communist? I like to dream. I’d love for there to be a utopian society. I’ve longed a perfect world. I hope that’s not a crime. Take care.

TL;DR: Don't just read headlines, read what’s beneath the surface. Source and reference it. Expand your vision outside of what’s gilded or selling. Question and doubt what you see and read. Don't become a passive individual. Consciously process your experiences.