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The Failure of Communism With Chinese Characteristics

The Failure of Communism With Chinese Characteristics
A man walks past the Central Business District in Beijing on May 31, 2023. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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The debate between supporters of authoritarian communism (or Marxism) and free market capitalism has been raging for over 100 years. The pro-communist clique claims that although communism has failed everywhere it has been tried, if the “right communists create the right conditions in a country,” then it will deliver egalitarian largesse for everyone. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the latest incarnation that is attempting to defy human nature and thwart catastrophic failure.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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