Communism Is Looking Pretty Good Right Now
I don’t have any illusions about communism. A communist party almost Khmer Rouged my country and we ended up with thousands dead. After years of bloodshed, those rebels survived as a political party which ended up backing gay rights and a lot of other sensible policies at the last election. They’re still commies, but not so murderous anymore. It’s been this way with communist parties across the globe.
Parties that spent the last century killing thousands through malice and incompetence are now saving thousands of lives. They are fighting off COVID-19, feeding the poor and reopening their economies while capitalist countries suffer from shortages and massive unemployment. It’s a strange turn of affairs.
Who am I talking about exactly?
The only communist dominoes left standing are China, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam. I’ll also include the state of Kerala in India, which has had communist governments for years. These countries/states have all done remarkably well. Here are their current death tolls:
China — 4,700 (double it if you like)
Cuba — 0
Laos — 0 (?)
Vietnam — 0
Kerala, India — 4
Excluding Laos, which I can’t find much reliable information about, all of these countries are…
