Most people have a poor understanding of communism, mainly because Western politicians and the media purposely
lie about its meaning to confuse and scare their populations for political support and foreign policy goals. 
Historically this was largely driven by private business interests and the wealthy, which would lose their 
power and their functions entirely in a fully-communist system; but proponents of socialism and communism 
are partly to blame especially after the end of the Cold War, as they have often been poor spokespeople for 
these systems. Social conservatives are also to blame, as they are driven by fear of new ideas and change 
and tend to associate novelty and change with nefarious conspiracies.