is that the state and the party (translates into politicians) own the means of production NOT the PEOPLE or the WORKERS. After the US invaded Russia and then departed, Russia put all the factories and such into the hands of a centralized government. Instead of allowing the people who worked in those factories to decide what to do in the factories, Russia's communist politician decided what the workers would do. Nothing changed for the workers. They came to work and left and got paid. The political parties and government officials took over the roles of CEO, Board of Directors and Top Executives. So, instead of the workers deciding, the government decided. Russia thought they could vote out any politicians that became corrupt and out-of-control.
In China, they have dropped any semblance of communism and are a complete and utter tyrannical government working against it's citizen in order to enrich the top political leaders. They gave control of the means of production to the state and the political party too.
These top politicians and political leaders became like our CEOs, with vast amounts of wealth and power. They give themselves lavish salaries and bonuses. They demanded more and more from workers while giving them less and less. That much wealth and power concentrated in one area eventually leads to a tyrannical political system, much like it is doing to the US right now under capitalism.
We are deteriorating much like the Soviet Union and China deteriorated. Concentrated wealth will destroy any and all societies. The uber rich are a hazard to a stable society. They top 1% are leaches sucking out the life blood of a nation. They are dangerously unstable and hazardous. The uber rich need to be gotten rid of, or outlawed, in order for a society to function smoothly.
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