Why do I say this? is not communism the system that has killed millions in the world? Has it not oppressed and destroyed millions of lives?
 
No it has not. Communism has not destroyed lives at all. What has destroyed lives are the so called 'communist states' that were in fact dictatorships. I talk of Stalin, Pol Pot and Kim Jong il. Stalin was not communist, he was a Stalinist. Pol Pot was not communist, he was a dictator. Kim Jong il is not communist, and is in fact a follower of Juche. Communists do not support these dictators, and never will. Communists spit on these dictators, just as you do.
 
What communism stands for is this:
 
1) Communism stands for equality. Communists damn the rich and their money hoarding, and they stand for a society where everyone is equal, and everyone receives according to their needs. 
 
2) Communism is true democracy. What kind of say do citizens get in current day 'democracies' like America and Australia? A couple of votes every few years is what they get. A couple of votes that people can cast to see who will tax them next. Communism stands for true democracy, where everyone gets their say, and the people are the true masters of the nation - not some fat, overpaid politician who has no idea what a proper days work is. 
 
3) Communism is a centralized economy. Capitalism believes that everyone has a right to 'The American Dream', where if they work hard enough in life, they will end up with lots of money and a nice family. Everything is owned privately, so that some will end up rich owning companies while others will perish. However, communism believes that the people should own the economy (factories etc) so that everyone receives their share, unlike now, where you get workers selling themselves for a small wage while the fat businessmen get rich of the profits. 
 
4) Communism supports the workers. The workers are the life bloody of the nation, and communism believes they should all be given jobs, proper living conditions and free health care - and that's just for starters. Capitalism does not help their workers, we can see that in the US - where there is so much poverty and unemployment. But communism believes that the workers should be given priority. Not the government, not the factory owners, but the people should be given priority of all goods produced.   
 
5) Communism gives equal opportunity. Under capitalism, you are taught that you have equal opportunity in life. But this is not so. From the time you are born, there are barriers of class. Why is it that rich kids get into university easier than poor ones, who must get a scholarship? Why is it that the rich have more opportunity than the poor? Why is it harder for a poor man to get into government than a rich ones? However, communism does not agree with this. Instead, people are born equal. It does not matter what colour you are, what sex you are, or what place you are born in. People are equal no matter what, if it be government, military or factory job. People should be given rights to enter college not by how much money they have, but by their passion and their interest in what they want to learn. Equality of opprtunity can never be reached unless people are equal in practice, and without class and race barriers. 
 
In short, communism is the way to the future. It gives a future for workers, and it will do nothing but help the majoirty of the populations of the world. In the hands of the people would be the economy, the politics and the very direction of their lives. It is true freedom and true equality - which is what is needed in this destructive world of capitalism and dictatorships which are killing the masses.