A final review of communism as a Utopia

One last fateful flaw in the theory of creating a perfect, Utopian society through communism that will be discussed here is that it goes against natural human behavior.

Humans lives are largely goal oriented, and their happiness rests heavily on the satisfaction of achieving goals. If some one's goal is to become a world famous professional musician, then becoming one will make the person very happy. The goal will also serve as an important motivator. It is because of that overall goal and the pursuit of it that the individual will be driven to practice hard and take lessons. This hard work is necessary for them to acquire happiness through satisfaction. When they reach the pinnacle that they have longed for and dreamt of for so long, they can look back on the difficult path that they traveled to get there and be satisfied that it paid off.

If a big English assignment is assigned to a student then they can set a goal to do well on it knowing that it could have a considerable implication on their future. This goal and the benefits that it could grant them, as well as the desire not to do poorly on the assignment, will drive them to put forth a great deal of effort. After a month of hard work nearly every day, the resulting grade designated for their efforts determines how happy about it they will be. If they achieve their goal and get a perfect grade as a reward for their efforts, then they can look back on the hard work that went into it and be satisfied and happy. If they are given a lesser grade, then they may become crushed and crestfallen with a feeling that all the hard work was for nought. It is the potential of having this result that serves to motivate them to work hard to avoid it.

Moving back to the idea of communism, it has no classes and no upper echelons of society to reach. There are no goals that can be set to work hard and achieve those lofty positions. No matter how hard an individual works, they will be no better off than if they had worked less hard. If two people are working side by side on a farm, and one is twice as productive and twice as hard working than the other, he will receive no benefits for his work. The two workers will remain just that, two workers, working side by side in the same field the next day. There is no possibility for "success" so there are no goals to be set based on being successful. With no goals to achieve, there is no motivation to work hard and everyone will become unproductive. With low productivity, there will come a decay in the society and it will crumble.

The driving forces of society are the aspirations of its people to achieve their goals and experience either "the thrill of victory, or the agony of defeat."* This is the result of humans' competitive nature. Communism cuts out social competition, and so cuts out motivation for its citizenry. It is doomed to decay and cannot succeed as a "perfect," Utopian society.

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-RumbnQZTE