There are, arguably, lots of examples of large-scale communism without people dying.
Public libraries and universal healthcare for example.

Obviously they don't call themselves communist, but if you define 'communism' as something like 'free and equal distribution of resources', then they're communist.
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 1:24, 1 reply)

Ownership of the means of production
isn't quite the same as letting people borrow stuff.
Just saying, like.
(woocfot friends with Sacha Distel, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 7:54, closed)

All right then
how about the roads and highways? Sewer and water systems? Police and fire departments?

The problem with communism as a form of government is that it overlooks laziness and greed in humans. The people who initially form the communist government are fine, but what of their grandchildren who were born into it and didn't have a say in matters? They're the ones who ultimately lose as it all goes to shit.
( Wanderer, Tue 5 Mar 2013, 8:22, closed)

I have no idea why you are replying
But yes, communism is bollocks.
(woocfot friends with Sacha Distel, Wed 6 Mar 2013, 16:26, closed)

Mainly coz I was bored.
And because I know for a fact that we have at least one Marxist among us and was seeing if he happened to read this.
( Wanderer, Thu 7 Mar 2013, 4:35, closed)