I disagree with what Charlie said somewhere of communism and facism not being the same. They are just different hierarchical structures. I think communism (at best is a flawwed way of societal structure governance/operations) but in the forties was on par with nazism. Different sides of the same coin that couldnt co-exist. Same outcomes and sinerstism but from opposite angles. Hitler or Stalin? What sort of a question is that?
As mentioned i think a communist way of structuring operations in a society is bound to fail even with all the best intent, nedalone, for example, the CCP putting China's muslim community in concentration camps, amongst other broad ranging crimes. The islamic way of living from a normal point of view (putting insane terrorists aside) is really not my cup of tea. Does that mean i should sit idely by getting on with business while millions are herded into concentration camps under god knows what circumstaces??
Bad situation and stench (including current administration) that comes out of certain individuals in the US, it needs to be the world superpower as it has a constitution that is good (with excellent clarifications of natural law), a constitution known and revered by people as well as individual freedom is part of the culture. Society on the whole is nowhere near living by the tenents of that constitution but still, on the whole, it is miles better than the likes of China, Iran etc, or even the EU
I think what some in the US might do well to reflect on tho is that, as they know, their ancestors were heading out West with all the all encompasing dangerous circumstances they where exposing themselves to, at least as a possibility (scalping Indians, without ignoring the traversty inflicted on the Indians of America but am saying scalping Indians because that is what your average man or woman or child was faced with on the journey, not to mention crocodiles, bears, stampeding buffalos etc). On the other hand tho the average pioneer had an abundance of food and raw materials as well as space to live in, which a huge ocean of pretty untouched land provided. Now think of the tenements in East London say around the same era. Working people even after long shifts in sweat shop conditions went home to a few square meters of a room, no sewage or running water, barely enough money for them to feed and clothe their family (if they were very lucky) or themselves, and these people had been working all day. Just be a bit overstanding with branding declarations of someone who might have joined a social club with the intent of improving peoples miserable lot. I doubt you could of ate anything out the Thames either as the sewage system was slop bowl on the crowded street but everything else the densely packed urban city produced, which was waste, went in the river. Not much chance of leaving town either and finding a field as that was privately owned by a few and you couldnt go there, and had very little chance of ever affording even if it was for sale. Please bare above in mind when categorising and condemning others even if their social club's political governance philosophy is seriously flawwed. Watch out for bad actors tho innit.
This has opened up another can of beans in my current thought process. I think as long a transition can be made to sustainable energy (like a small solar panel powering a house which is technologicaly possible at this very moment), that is where things are going but if you're going to replace the petro dollar, which to my understanding allows the US a lot of it's economic leverage you would need to have something to replace it with. Make no mistake sanctions and economic pressure can be much more humane and effective (short and longterm) than any army could accomplish, at least in many instances. Then again you need an army to back that up as national security. Going back to the issue of what is the replacement for the petro dollar?? Or maybe US and oil industry doesnt need a 10-20 year transition period and the planet and it's inhabitants will be a lot cleaner for it if the sustainable energy strategy is done right (not part of some cult agenda) in full mode from now? Also the CCP makes a lot of money off a hazardous to humans (with very low health and safety standards in case of accidents) polluting chemical industry. What's up with that?