Communism is the answer

Watching the news and seeing many people blame capitalism for the current downturn, is mindful of what happened during the Great Depression of the 30's. At that time Russia was not closely tied with the west and did not feel the sting of the depression as was felt in Europe and America. Many American and English intellectuals looked to communism as the way to end the depression and build a more egalitarian society. After the war many of these same people joined the communist party thinking it to be the way of the future. The Soviets with their central control were never able to compete with the free market and in time collapsed but during the cold war many Americans were enthralled with the idea of communism. They were exemplified in the call, better red than dead and saw mutually assured destruction as madness. When Reagan called the Soviets the evil empire many of these people felt it would be the start of WW 3. Once again capitalism is under attack and will remain so until the free market triumphs and brings the economy back. Only then will these proponents of socialism move back into the shadows and wait patiently for the next depression. Some of these see this virus as the time to strike and would like nothing more than to shut down the entire economy under the guise of health safety. Marx predicted that the working people would ultimately rise up and overthrow the government.