When the Communists become the ruling party in places such as China, the workers supposedly become the rulers. In reality, however, there is no such thing. Contrary to the party line, the workers remain the underdogs. The Communists themselves take over the role of the capitalists - they become both the rulers and the exploiters themselves!
In Hong Kong, there is another twist. The government is chosen by the Communists. But the capitalists - now backed by the Communists - continue to exploit the workers. Do the Communists fight for the workers now? Of course not. Who fight for the dock workers now? The non-Communist unions, students, and common citizens. Where are the Communist unions? Nowhere. They are the establishment now, remember? How can they fight against the capitalists? They are allies now. Such is the truth exhibited by the dock workers’ strike. A sad commentary for Labor Day.
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Communism is pretty cool in theory but it seems that human nature makes it so that it can never be really well practiced anywhere in our world...
Yes. I was quite enthralled by it when I was in my final years in secondary school. Until I realized that it was based on an overly-positive assessment of human nature, which was mistaken. It then became a vehicle for people hungry for power.
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