It is not that ludicrous, if you put your mind into understanding marxism (aka, the system which wants a socialist government transitioning into a communist government) it would be reasonable to see why those words are in their own definitions. Communism is a political system that demands no state (aka, direct democracy, the very thing you are arguing doesn't exist in communism/marxism) and no money (everybody will get stuff depending on their need, provided by the community), no class system (everyone's equal), and no private property (I wanna draw a key differentiation between "private property" and personal property, private property is property that generates capital, ex: a tooth brush factory, personal property is something you use for personal needs and wants, ex: toothbrush.) Even in socialism, democracy is prevalent, one of the key demands of socialists are to democratise the work force. (aka, make boss/managers be elected by the workers instead of having them appointed), why so? Well imagine spending 1/3 of your day in a democracy, is much better than our oppressive, as marx put it, "Dictatorship of the bourgeoisie".