communism suffers from internal contradictions. and that is because all institutions, ideologies fall short. they are simply approximations. mere frameworks. marxism's emphasis on economic relations and material conditions misses the ways in which symbols and images exert control and shape our understanding of reality. it doesn't explain how these images and media shape what people see as "real" in modern life. and what is considered "real" is a subjective experience that any given individual, at any given time, in any group -- is a by product of "mind". example: give the powerless a sense of power as well as hope for the future - those who plunge into movements of vast social change feel they possess some irresistible power, whether based on notions of reason and intelligence (e.g. the french revolution), political ideology (e.g., marxism), religion (e.g christianity and islam), or nationalistic mythology ( nazism)
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