Analysis: The Great Communist Comeback

Daily Caller - Despite a bevy of failures, communist and socialist countries are trying to increase their impact on global politics. While their efforts have been met with frequent condemnation, the popularity of these ideologies seems to be on the rise in the U.S.

China, by far the most powerful communist regime on the planet, is attempting to spark a nationalist fervor throughout the country through repression and aggressive diplomacy after the country’s global perception. It appears to be working. 

Elon Musk praised China’s “economic prosperity,” and Nike’s CEO said that it was a brand that was “for China.” Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger also praised the country, as well as their communist leaning. She said, “Communists did the right thing.”

While citizens of some of these countries such as Cuba, Nicaragua, Vietnam, and South Africa are openly resisting repression, socialism has nonetheless inched up in favoritism over the last decade.

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