Communism is the 19th century iteration of feudalism. In medieval feudalism, a tiny cadre of elites maintained a total monopoly on weaponry, education, information and the structure of the peasants' lives. All of it was justified and legitimized by the Catholic church, which allowed only church-sanctioned opinions. Those who fell afoul of orthodox teachings were 'reeducated' and repeat offenders were branded as heretics and executed.

The proof? The entire feudal structure was based upon the Roman legal concept of usufruct, or "use of the fruit". This means that there was no private property; none of those castles, manors, fields or woods were owned--they were simply held in common as public property. In addition, money was an irrelevant commodity since the feudal world was based on subsistence and barter. Likewise, in communism, money has no objective value since prices are dictated by the state, not market value,

The peasantry were divided into 2 groups: free peasants and serfs. The former had the right (dating back to the reforms of 3rd C. Roman Emperor Diocletian) to move to better holdings once a year; while the latter were bound (not like a slave to his master) but to the land, itself. The serf couldn't be removed from the fields he worked. The communists also made that a central tenet of their ideology: the worker had a "right" to work and could not be removed from his occupation.

Communism is the 19th century iteration of feudalism. In medieval feudalism, a tiny cadre of elites maintained a total monopoly on weaponry, education, information and the structure of the peasants' lives.

All of it was justified and legitimized by the Catholic church, which allowed only church-sanctioned opinions. Those who fell afoul of orthodox teachings were 'reeducated' and repeat offenders were branded as heretics and executed.

The proof? The entire feudal structure was based upon the Roman legal concept of usufruct, or "use of the fruit". This means that there was no private property; none of those castles, manors, fields or woods were owned--they were simply held in common as public property.

The peasantry were divided into 2 groups: free peasants and serfs. The former had the right (dating back to the reforms of 3rd C. Roman Emperor Diocletian) to move to better holdings once a year; while the latter were bound (not like a slave to his master) but to the land, itself. The serf couldn't be removed from the fields he worked. The communists also made that a central tenet of their ideology: the worker had a "right" to work and could not be removed from his occupation.