Communism as a principle alone isnt hugely flawed,it is a much better alternative to what capitalism manifests itself as now, but the problem is, more so than capitalism, is its political structure allows the scum among us to easily rise to the top, whereas diplomatic multi-party systems are able to filter out a lot of the scum in the system, but not all of it. So the conniving heartless b*stards are able to gain the incredible amounts of power afforded to politicians and officials in a communist system. Just look at any leader in a communist country and their respective politburos. Never mind the death count of citizens under the likes of Stalin and Mao.

Not that capitalism can be construed as good or fair. In its current incarnation, those with money wield the power as opposed to the masses wielding that power. And it it incredibly hard to find honest politicians who truly do look out for their electorate and have no ulterior motives. Unlike the communist system though, its not only politicians and officials which are the problem. Most of us are beholden to the whims of corporations and the markets, which is far from an ideal situation as this global recession is showing.

So with communism or capitalism, you are either made accountable to a few lunatics who hold all the power or the markets and corporations who hold most of it. Somewhere between the two would be a better alternative where the politicians, big businesses, markets and individuals would be held accountable.

*Maybe scum isnt the right word. Parasites maybe?