Positives of Communism discussion

positives of communism
Communism like all political system (or if you want, ideologies) had both negatives and positives. We cannot claim that one system is absolutely perfect and another is totally bad. This is not possible and that´s the reason why people prefer different systems – they have various values and everybody finds something convenient for him in “his” system.Now, I would like to report about some positives of communism in former Czechoslovakia.Firstly, there was practically no unemployment. Everybody had to be employed, otherwise he could be sent to prison. People worked and earned money hence you did not see homeless people or beggars in streets.Secondly, it was much easier than nowadays to marry and have children, because the young families had some advantages and support from state. For example, they could take newly-wedding loans, which were very lucrative for them. Hence, the rate of natality was quite high, what is something really different from today – for example, in 1961 the proportion of children in age 0-14 was 26 % of population, in 2001 only 17%. On the other hand, the proportion of people in age 65+ was in 1961 7,5 % and in 2001 13%.Granted, many people critisise that in fact, it was impossible to travel abroad – especially to western countries. However, if you were a member of some cultural group, you had good chance to visit many countries because you represented your country. For example, the folklore group from our town visited during the communist era Great Britain, Ireland, France, Belgium ect.Although I am not the fan of communism, as I mentioned in the beginning, it had its positives and many people say that their lives were happy. I think it was a good era for workers and also for people who did not have big ambitions, but it was discriminating system anyway. Michaela