CdnFox

Because then the gov't can step in, buy up housing and "provide" it to the people at an "affordable" rate. Communism sells based on the idea that you personally will no longer have risk or be denied the things you like. "If you just allow communism, you'll have your nice house no matter what happens in the market - EVERYONE will have a nice house". If the markets collapse and the gov't can step in (as we saw in other countries such as England just after ww2) then the gov't gains more control over people and people get used to the gov't handling all their affairs. Pretty soon people become afraid to do anything on their own and become entirely dependent on the gov't. Remember - there is no more effective way to enslave people than to provide for their every need.

Full Democracy is not a desirable thing. Full democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. It is the tyranny of the majority. A representative democracy is a good thing, provided what's in place is a solid constitutional protection of the rights of the individual. Liberty - the ability to conduct your life without unreasonable interference from the gov't - and freedom come from having a central authority that is effectively and strongly restricted from overreach, not from voting.