Revolutionary Objectives

Abstract

What, in the context of the contemporary world, is Communism? According to a standard source:

The word communism, a term of ancient origin, originally meant a system of society in which property was owned by the community and all citizens shared in the enjoyment of the common wealth, more or less according to their need. Many small communist communities have existed at one time or another, most of them on a religious basis, generally under the inspiration of a literal interpretation of Scripture. The ‘utopian’ socialists of the 19th century also founded communities, though they replaced the religious emphasis with a rational and philanthropic idealism….