Communism and Human Rights

  Nowadays when hearing about Communism and Communists states, some people may imagine radical movements or even brutal massacres, but the idea of communism is old and can even be traced to ancient Greece. Indeed, Plato was probably the first to mention about Communism and establishment of an Utopia.

  However, although Communism being a neutral term which is mainly associated to the field of Economics, the structure is vulnerable toward dictators, to use it as a tool for greater power. Looking back at the history of Communism, we can find Stalin's policy to "deliberately reduce country's population into half"; Mao's "Cultural Revolution" which caused millions of casualties, and Pol Pot's "Khmer Rouge" which killed 1/4 of Cambodians.

  Seemingly optimistic for the poor that "wealthy class be knocked down and wealth be equalized", the poor class eventually realized that it was a lie, as the wealth the Communists snatched from the bourgeoisie only went to Communists themselves rather than for all. Many Communist regimes also ban religions, in order to let the people worship the party or the founder as their god. (It is true that even modern days, Stalin, Mao, and the Kim family is worshipped as gods by many people in those countries)

  I'm not saying that people of non-Communist countries are all protected with Human Rights (some Islamic countries are also notorious for lack of freedom and equality), but the nature of Communism being Economic, and easy for governors to abuse, the issue of Human Rights becomes less important for Communist states. Governors, and sometimes even civilians, prioritize the Nation ahead of rights, thus people are willing to sacrifice themselves as long as it benefits the country.