Why is communism associated with capitalism when they are both very different?

Question

Why is communism associated with capitalism when they are both very different?

Answer 1

Capitalism is the enslavement of one man by another.

In Communism it is the other way around.

Answer 2

Both say they reach the common goal......benefit the common people.

Answer 3

They are not associated.   Communists typically eschew capitalism and vice versa

Answer 4

In fact they are polar opposites. Perhaps people use them as a contrast, but they are so far at the opposite ends of the spectrum.

Answer 5

they are both "-isms" that claimed world dominance.

Answer 6

According to Marxist theory Communism cannot be realised until Capitalism has developed the means of production to a point where a genuine communist society becomes viable.

Read Marxist theorists on Historical Materialism:

http://www.marxist.com/History/historica...