It strikes me sometimes as a fortuitous coincidence that the word communism shares its start with the word compulsion because the two concepts are inextricably intertwined. In short, all communist societies have always compelled their citizens to think and behave in certain preordained ways.

Are such compulsions beneficial in any way to other inhabitants of our planet? To those great many so compelled the answer would undoubtedly be a virtually meaningless ‘yes’ because they are denied access to any kind of freedom themselves and thus do not grasp its essential benefits.