Communism is most popular in nations which tried it once. Nations that aren't Communist anymore have elections in which Communist and Socialist parties consistently get a majority of votes. Ukraine's Communist party got 40% of the vote in 1999. The German Communist Party is most popular in former East Germany.
Even then, nations such as Poland, the Baltic states, and Central Europe have welfare systems which are just as generous as under Communism.
Communism is most popular in nations which tried it once. Nations that aren't Communist anymore have elections in which Communist and Socialist parties consistently get a majority of votes. Ukraine's Communist party got 40% of the vote in 1999. The German Communist Party is most popular in former East Germany.
Even then, nations such as Poland, the Baltic states, and Central Europe have welfare systems which are just as generous as under Communism.
1999 is a long way off. And with what we see today, did the communist party really get those votes? Or was is ballot stuffing and fraud?
Regardless, people don't seem to want to migrate to the communist countries. Not much of a real estate market in Caracas lately. Not in Kiev either.
The only "socialist" countries that are doing well are the hypercapitalist ones with generous welfare programs.