Communism

This article deals with communism as it relates to NationStates. For more general information, please see the Wikipedia article on the subject.

Communism is an ideological system based largely upon the writings of Karl Marx. Communism contains numerous theoretical and cultural traditions. The one constant among people who consider themselves Communists is a belief in complete collective ownership of the means of production. However, Communists differ widely on the means to be used in obtaining this goal, the nature political organization should take in a Communist society, and over the relationship between religion and political economy. Communism can be divided into several main branches: Stalinism, Maoism, Trotskyism, and Humanistic Communism.

The major alliance which consists of Communist and pro-Communist states is the Coalition of Anti-Capitalist Economies. Individual nations noted for their practice of Communist are Constantinopolis, Hogsweat, and Eurusea.

In addition to nations governed by Communist policies, a number of other nations have Communist movements in one form or another. Communists in non-Communist nations can take the form of underground movements, legal parliamentary parties, philosophical study groups, armed insurgency groups, or terrorist organizations.