[itsPatAmerican]

and you question if he is a communist?No, I didn't. But for sake of argument the things you list are evidence of being a totalitarian not a communist. China has proven they are not the same.

[hinckley buzzard]

To be clear, communism is a wholly contained subset of totalitarianism. But once a culture goes down the totalitarian road, it makes little difference what brand of koolaid their rulers feed them.