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a small disclaimer, i am not communist or even socialist for that matter. however there is so much talk of how commu nism is some alien evil that does not understand that communism is just an economic system like capitalism placing value on different things. while in the past communist countries hve been oppressive to their citizens, a strong case can be made that that was largely due to the authoritarian regimes trying to implement the communism. there is simply a correlation rather than causation between oppression and communism. and while that does say something about the difficulty implementing succesful communism, it is a stretch to say communism causes suffering inherently. if you have ever read marx then you will know that communism and socialism in their original meanings had the goal of creating a more equal society where work was shared and everyone was equally prosperous and hardworking. my next point is that communism is largely non existent on the national level, and while china brands themselves as communists, in reality the system is closer to authoritarian capitalism. china's current economic system leaves much to be desired but the US's has similar issues such as worker exploitation and vast gaps between rich and poor. lastly, the Epoch times has Xenophobic undertones painting an "us and them" sort of picture which, as a world travellar and explorer who has learnt much on my travels, furthers my opinion that the news in the epoch times is ignorant, biassed, and possibly untrue. i would advise against buying the epoch times. if you want accurate news, collect data from many sources and let your conclusions follow fro. the data rather tha vice versa. think for yourself rather than have others think for you.