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Mention of "gray area"
It seems to me highly significant that it at least be noted that many criticisms of Marxist theory tie into criticisms of the practical applications. Most who oppose historical Communism do so on the grounds that it is ALWAYS an ineffective system. It seems almost biased to make no mention of what is between between the two, as it implies that historical Communism is not reflective of some desired form of Communism.
Dab?
Is this a dab page or an article? I'm really not sure I see the value of this article as it currently exists. It should either be expanded (it could be potentially useful for those criticisms of "communism" which are too vague to classify as either specifically about Marxism or about Communist party rule), turned into a true dab page, or deleted/merged. -Silence (talk) 19:45, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
Requested move
Criticims of communism → Criticism of communism — Criticims should be Criticism . Pollinosisss (talk) 20:16, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
- Support — IAW WP:PLURAL
— V = I * R (talk) 23:22, 25 August 2009 (UTC) 
Done By the way, move requests due to typos don't need to undergo the whole discussion process. @harej 10:22, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
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Economic Criticisms
What about reference to economic theories that discuss why it is believed that Communism doesn't work. Reference to the "Tragedy of the Commons." What about the severe environmental degradation that occurs with communist systems. If you have ever been to N. Korea (I have) you would understand what I mean by the environmental destruction that communism causes. Many economists believe that communism has a more severe impact on the environment than capitalism.
The main body of criticisms of communism come from economists. So why not at least include some reference to it here?
A separate section on criticisms of the system of communism itself. (Not just the criticisms of communist regimes). Criticisms of communist regimes, are not criticisms of communism. As a result, I feel that the title of this article doesn't match the subject matter. The title should be "Criticisms of Communist Regimes." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.58.84.157 (talk) 21:33, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Minor edit
I've removed the section about Leninism under the Criticism of Marxism section as the activity on the talk page and the contents of the article seem to suggest that the focus is on Orthodox Marxism rather than its intellectual descendants. Anatoly-Rex (talk) 21:13, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
Criticisms that Connect Theory and Practice
I've removed this section because it is rudundant with what is contained in the criticisms of Marxism section and because it is not necessarily applicable to all forms of communist thought; particular along the lines of voluntary activity and dictatorial leadership which many currents, like Anarcho-Commumism, are specifically designed to deal with. Anatoly-Rex (talk) 20:35, 22 October 2010 (UTC)
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