re: Coming from a Communist Country ... some observations:

My grandparents on my mothers side escaped, and I used the term escaped literally, from what was Yugoslavia. The life that they described there was far, far away from what the dimwits today think this utopia will be. Crushing poverty, hopelessness, fear and utter corruption were the only things that they would talk about. It's worth noting that Yugoslavia was considered one of the most liberal and "open" communist states, including Tito officially un-aligning with Stalin.

The whole concept of socialism and communism is so lazy, corrupt and violent I honestly can't believe that it has persisted for so long. That said, people are stupid.