Originally Posted by Cherry7

True democracy ? Where is that please? In the west where we can choose which business party to have in power every 5 years ? Pepsi or Coke ?

Most communist countries have been underdeveloped but have had good levels of growth at various times.

You have to compare like with like. So you can compare Socialist Poland with capitalist Brazil, in the 1970s (both per capita $1000 ) Poland was a far better place to live for the majority of its population...

Free high quality education, Health Service, Cheap transport, culture, films theater, sport

No unemployment, poverty or homelessness. Brazil ....well you know the story 1% fantastic the rest in the garbage

Marx never envisioned how it should be run, you most start reading those books!

Capitalism measures profit, like you only talking about $$$$, but the important matters are happiness, culture, quality of life, freedom from polution...

The Russian Revolution failed for many reasons, but capitalism is incapable of meeting the needs of the majority of human being, so we will have to try again.