It hasn't been shown to work that well yet. Most quality innovation and research still happens in free-er countries.

Communist innovation ends when you run out of other people's intellectual property.

I laughed, but this is not true. The Soviets had brilliant scientists but were mostly disastrous at engineering and manufacturing. The Chinese on the other hand... Remember, they're not really Communists - Marx would be turning in his grave.

Of course it works. It didn't work in the past because most autocracies were led by low IQ people. When you factor that out, you get a system that works.

I detect a not-so-subtle racist twinge in this comment...