You could make the same argument for capitalism. True capitalism would require complete abolishment of governments. There is a reason neither have happened, because in order to implement either in a functioning way, you need other elements. Capitalism without some socialist elements will end up killing most of the citizenry.
The implementation of pure communism creates such a massive bureaucracy and lack of opportunities for people who want power over others, that all the psychopaths get funneled into the top of the government where they start to extract the full wealth of the society into projects of folly.
The only solution anyone has found is for the 2 to keep each other in balance. This is what happens in successful societies. Anything too far in either direction and the working class is the first to suffer.
Abyssian@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
If it’s never “real” communism because for it to be “real” communism it has to take place in an ideal civilization where all people are pure and good and no person would ever abuse whatever authority or power they have over distribution for their own personal gain… that’s an inherent flaw.
It’s the same inherent flaw that turns capitalism into child grinding factories. You have to take human nature into account. They’re always going to be shitty people, and shitty people tend to like getting themselves into positions of power.
If for an economic ideology to be actually viable All humans must undergo a lobotomy beforehand it’s useless in the real world.