Why do Americans hate communists?

[ADFSDF1996]

Because communists are destroyers of nations and cultures. Communists are a pestilence who like to censor, persecute and spread their disgusting influence all over the world. Here are some of the reasons why communists get so much well deserved hate.

• They try to destroy religion
• They destroy art and architecture
• They censor anyone who disagrees with them
• They try to ban certain pieces of entertainment (songs, movies, video games) etc
• They try to ban certain fashions
• They try to infringe on our constitution, for example they try to abolish our second amendment
• They scapegoat certain groups who they consider “bourgeoisie” or “privileged”
• They try to enforce conformity
• They don’t respect individuality
• They don’t respect private property
• They try to justify crime (anarchy)
• They consider self defense to be oppressive
• Their disgusting ideology incites violence
• They inhibit the advancement of science by labeling any new discovery they don’t like as “pseudoscience”.
• They constantly contradict themselves

And no we don’t hate Russia because they aren’t communists anymore.

[andreasderjuengere]

In capitalism: individuals exploit people.
In communism it's the other way round.

With sarcasm:
''Americans'' don't hate communism. To do so, they'd need to understand what it is.
It's more like 'Pavlov's Dogs' - you receive a trigger signal, and you begin to slobber.
The trigger signals have been brainwashed into them since decades, so that it's easier for their manipulating leaders to keep them where they are meant to be.
Also: to have an 'outside' threat makes the masses sufficiently scared to not question what is happening 'inside'.

For the average ''American'' it is difficult to imagine alternative social versions because their society is very self centered - and what THEY call: patriotic.
Since they invented their country, the general modus is/was to kill/shoot/destroy everything they can't comprehend, so that what's left is known - and thus can be handled in some way.

You see this happening since the disappearance of the Soviet Union: the 'threat' was gone, but the aggression is still there. So they began to butcher each other. And also attempted to create alternative new outside threats such as Islam or 'terrorists'.

What you (or we) perceive as hate is rather a social condition of disorientation and misinformation.

[Massageman]

"A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people." It typically fails since there is no real incentive for people to work hard for the profits of success.
There a widely known example of political systems as illustrated by the use of two cows:

SOCIALISM
You have 2 cows.
You give one to your neighbour

COMMUNISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and gives you some milk

FASCISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and sells you some milk

NAZISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both and shoots you

BUREAUCRATISM
You have 2 cows.
The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then
throws the milk away

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies, and the economy
grows.
You sell them and retire on the income

[WindAtMyBack]

Because communism is stupid and doesn't work without being totalitarian. Every country that claimed to be communist has failed. They only pulled out of it when they started embracing capitalism. It's idealistic and requires idealistic people and government to work. But ideal people and governments don't exist.

All you have to do is look at real world communism and compare it to real world capitalism. The difference is extreme, with capitalism being obviously far superior.

Communism takes away people's freedom. It can't exist without doing that.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Because of the Cold War.

The short story:

After joining forces and defeating the Nazis in WW2, the USA and the Sovjet Union (Todays Russia many other states in east Europe and asia) didn't get along too well.

Both built nuclear weapon silos and other military bases in close proximity to one another, and kept upgrading their military arsenal in an arms race. Each saw the need to overpower the other side, ending in a standoff where any action would have cause hundreds of nuclear bombs being launched on both the US and the sovjet union.

During this time the US painted the picture of the "bad communists" and this hatred towards russia and communism still persists.

You can somewhat compare it to whats done in todays time with the middle eastern and the islamic people and terrorism. But much worse.

[FilmGuy93]

This is an aftereffect of WW1 and 2, actually. Basically, it became apparent after the second war that the US and USSR (the 2 remaining superpowers) would be competing over commercial activity and resources. American Capitalists had always sort of despised Communism because of the harmful effects we saw happen in Russia during WW1.

[TadCurious]

Americans with common sense and a knowledge of history hate communism because they hate dictatorship, genocide and mass starvation.

[EyesOfGod]

Because its means everyone would be poor the government could ass fuck anyone at anytime. We'd have no motivation to work harder because we all get the same pay. Jk that just Russia. True communism is very different but because of the first cold war we are and will be alway 100% anti-commi.

[Feelicks]

Because long march communists have pretty much taken over American academia, and now are winning the long internal power struggle within the democrats and many corporations.

The results of this are interestingly just anarchy, followed by a growing police state rather than meaningful socialist reforms.

It's basically just a case of the pigs replacing the farmer.

[ShortCircuit]

Are you not familiar with the atrocities committed by every single leader that has implemented a form of communism in their countries, from Stalin, to Mao, to Pol Pot, to Fidel Castro, and so on?

[jshm2]

They don't. Americans just love strawmen that can't fight back, is all.

Americans like to support and use communists, in much the same way as capitalism likes to use slave labour.

[purplepoppy]

America went through the McCarthy witch hunts where even the slightest suspicion of being a communist could cost you your job or have you dragged through an inquisition. This fear has been passed down the generations.
communism arose in russia because people fought back against exploitation, they wanted a fairer society. The problem is employers and politicians want to exploit the masses. What better way to keep people in place than demonized communism.

[Anonymous]

Because they're brainwashed by American propaganda.

An extreme example of this would be ADFSDF1996. Nearly every question he asks revolves around anti communist fear mongering. I swear the guy lives in 1950 and thinks communism is a serious threat even though there's only 5 communist countries in the world compared to over a dozen in 1950.

[Rangers]

Because it's the most destructive ideology in the world and goes completely in the opposite direction of our country which is dedicated to having a small government kept in check by the people.

[Anonymous]

The countries next to us were destroyed by communism.

[OddBeMe]

It’s a catch word for unAmerican. To be clear, communism doesn’t work. But capitalism doesn’t either.

[Snakeyes7]

Because communism goes against everything the US stands for.

[Waldoe]

Communism is a terrible political system, they want to enslave all of their neighbors

[ibodi]

They are afraid of themselves. Their behave were like that because they can not face British. so McCarthyism they are afraid so much

[JustaBean]

We like our land and dont feel like sharing.

[Anonymous]

Are you a commie? Fucking commie. Die you bastard

[Anonymous]

You must not have Google in your country.