Comunism as a political philosophy is ok only as long as it is USED to rally people towards a certain goal as it is done in China. The problem in Indian context is that many of our communists lost themselves in communism because it itself became a passion for them. They started interpreting and reinterpreting it until it became something of an enigma to the common man. When you start interpreting everything using the communist dictionary and rally the proletariats there are bound to be severe reactions. This is what has happened in our country and this is the reason why communists stand discredited. I will give an example of how communist trade unions have used their bargaining power and how the otherside has treated them with contempt.This happened in an organization in which a friend of me worked.
scene 1. An active union member goes to his superior and asks for one month leave as his wife was in an advanced state of pregnancy.The conversation went like this:
Employee:Sir, I want a month's leave and this is the application for that.
Boss:No leave now. The annual audit is going on.
Employee:Sir but this is urgent.
Boss: whatever be the urgency, no leave for a month.By the way what is the urgency?
Employee:Sir my wife is pregnant and she needs my help.
Boss: I am not responsible for your problem. Sorry.
Scene2.
A toilet in the office is leaking and as the water is exhausted quickly the toilet stinks. A powerful union leader goes to the GM's room and the conversation went like this:
Leader: Sir, the office toilet is stinking up to the heavens.
GM
does not understand the problem and tries to make out some meaning)
Leader: Sir please take some action immediately. Otherwise we will take take action against the management.
GM: Let me see what can be done. I will have to check up with the Premises Officer.
Leader: We have heard enough of this excuse.
GM:What else do you expect from me?
Leader:I do not know what you will do. The toilet should be repaired within the next 10 minutes. Otherwise we will take drastic action.
The leader goes away and comes back after 10 minutes sharp.The toilet is still stinking.
Leader: Sir despite my pleading you did not take action.
GM: I have instructed the Premeses engineer to take action.
Leader:We are not happy with the way you have ignored our reasonable request.
GM: I have not ignored it.
Leader: The management behaves this way always.
At this stage there are other employees who get into the room and there is some slogan shouting. The GM gets annoyed and asks them to get out. Then the leader and two other militant members piss on the GM's table and leave shouting slogans.
This is not imaginery. This really happened in OUR Country.