From Set the Record Straight FREQUENTLY （从澄清频繁）.pdf

From Set the Record Straight FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What Is Communism? What Is its Real History? What Does It Have to Do with the World Today? What is communism? Communism is a world community of humanity in which all classes and class distinctions have been overcome; all systems and relations of exploitation abolished; all oppressive social institutions and relations of social inequality, like racial discrimination and the domination of women by men, put an end to; and all oppressive and backward ideas and values cast off. Communist society will be guided by the principle of “from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.” There will be a shared material wealth, and people, together, will hold society’s resources in common and act as caretakers of the planet. In communist society, there will no longer be a state that enforces the rule of one class over another, though there will be forms of government to coordinate the common affairs of society. Communism also refers to the science of understanding and changing the world that Karl Marx founded and that has developed through Lenin and Mao and Bob Avakian. But isn’t communist society dull and regimented? Imagine a society where people consciously learn about and transform the world…where people are no longer imprisoned by the chains of tradition and ignorance…where people not only cooperatively work to produce the necessities of life, but get into art and culture and science—and have fun doing it…where the scientific outlook and the flight of imagination strengthen and inspire each other...where there is unity and diversity, far-ranging debate, and ideological struggle over the direction and development of society—but no longer stamped by social antagonism…where people interact with each other based on mutual respect, concern, and