>...there would need to be a spiritual base for Communism to
>work and survive.

no, just no

>That means a complete change in world view. People would
>have to have complete faith that nature, life, and justice
>are of greater importance than the desires of self.

and that amounts to a spiritual base somehow?

>I partially agree with what someone said earlier, that it
>would take generations for this to happen. But it would be
>much greater than 100 years. Capitalism has been practiced
>in different forms for thousands of years and still has not
>been perfected and is overrun with corruption.

there is no "perfected capitalism", you cannot have capitalism withour a large majority of the people being poor, and all the resources pooled at the top

>Plus, the
>foundation of capitalism is cemented by spiritual systems
>that in some way support the ideas and theories of
>Capitalism.

which, imo, is a huge problem

>I think a number of the countries that have tried Communism
>recognized this and attempted to rid their societies of
>spiritual or religious systems, but the people as a whole
>didn't buy into it. Historically, the Christians forced
>their way of life on the societies that they conquered, but
>even that took time and interbreeding. Once the people
>bought into it, though, such beliefs were inseperable from
>capitalism.

>such beliefs were inseperable from
>capitalism.

I agree with that

>You would need a movement that could rival the influence of
>Christianity to make Communism a viable economic system.

Communism is that movement