ATTN: MaiOtaku

You're misconstruing what I said. Socialism works if its executed properly. No nation/government has ever properly executed socialistic ideas, because every person in leadership positions has a personal agenda and humans are greedy. Thats why the term "looks good on paper" exists. On paper socialism works, in reality we can't do it because we're humans. Those people didn't die because their countrys we're communist/socialist. Those people died because their leaders had an agenda. Fake socialism isn't real socialism, just because you claim something, doesn't mean its true.

"Planners who plan the use of resources can just abuse their power in stateless communism, and lie about others stealing from the people while bettering themselves, " Which is exactly what they did/ still do. But if it doesn't work then why is China doing so great?