Well seeing as you got so upset I guess I might waswell tell you what's wrong (unless my idea of communism is wrong)

Firstly you're basing the fact that it's retarded because you think people will not work for personal gain. Basically you're saying that humans can't be selfless when it comes to work. Secondly, in a communist society you CAN have ipods, fast cars etc. However if there was no capital societies then ipods would probably have not been designed.

Those examples of communists you gave were under a totalitarian government that didn't truly practice communism. Communism is in no way responsible for the stuff you said it does. It's the governments that did that... not communism. You've said it yourself. UNDER GOVERNMENT ORDERS... not communist orders. Communism isn't a government.. it's a form of economy.

Ideally and Realistically, Communism limits open mindedness and incentive. But either way, it's just a bad thing.

This is the part that made me think you dunno what you're talking about. Maybe I've got the wrong understanding of communism, but it's about communities working together to push society with each person responsible for his/her duties. You say there are no incentives.. but there are. The difference is that the incentives affect everybody and not just one person.

Retarded belief that somehow everyone will just agree to work for each other and work on their skill to benefit society and not in any way for personal gain. Doctors cure you, farmers grow food, butchers feed you.

What is so retarded about everyone working together instead of for themselves?

...NO ONE wants unnecessary material goods (iPods, fast cars, drugs, good alcohol, guns, thin lubricated condoms, porn, computers, etc.)

Communism isn't about living as a minimalist and just contributing long enough to make sure everyone's basic needs are met. As technology advances, more and more consumer items become very easily reproduced.

If i record a song and give it away for free, millions of people could potentially be able to access my song over night. If I chose to use the song for personal gain, I have to deal with the record industry, distribution industry, and still only those that are willing to pay for my song are able to access it.

Society benefits more from sharing the song than from copyrighting it. The amount of gain that the group writing/recording/producing the song would receive from selling the song minus the wasted resources of protecting and distributing the song is much less than the amount of gain that society as a whole would receive if it was given away.

It's bad because it's stupid.

This and the first 2 words i quoted are probably why you were voted down.

American's don't actually have a good understanding of communism. They don't know what it is.. that is why they consider it bad. The reason for this ofcourse is American propganda over the cold war telling people communism is evil when any sane person knows that communism is as evil as capitalism. Communism is a form of an economy.. it was the russian government who was 'evil' not the economy style.

Now I'm no expert, but a friend of mine who teaches economics at university has explained to me in the past that communism is an economy. He IS an expert. I don't blame you.. you're american, you're kinda built to be biased to communism. (Sarcasm? I don't know.)