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Communism does the same but brainwashes you into believing everyone gets their fair share and there's no loss of wealth for ordinary working people.
Historically that's not true.
"Brainwashing" as a concept does not exist. People license themselves to accept whatever they think is useful to them. See "Brainwashing" and Masses, Elites, and Rebels: The Theory of "Brainwashing."
Historically, living standards in Socialist countries governed by Communist parties most dramatically improved for the working class, and in a manner quantitatively different from Capitalist production. See the USSR, as an example:
Or see the PRC's eradication of poverty and increase in income by generation, compared to the US:
Found the Commie academic, guys!
Sure? I read theory but that's not my job.