Was communism bad? If so, why and why not?

It wasn't a bad idea but excuted poorly

Explanation:

Communism, in the modern age, is a bad, bad idea.

Explanation:

Using a little bit of evolutionary biology and psychology i will explain.

The reason it's a bad idea is because people can only work together in the long term given some kind of incentive to do so. People require a leader to control and manipulate them for them to all work together in the long run. Why do you think we have prisons? It's for this massive reason that I have just stated.

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