Democracy vs Communism
By: Aitana Pallas
Tensions continue to rise in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) while the delegates debate the effectiveness of communism and whether the EU should become a communist state. This idea proposed by Vietnam and Cuba has been attacked by several countries, including but not limited to France, Italy and the US. The US has brought up the relation (or lack thereof) between democracy and communism, to which Vietnam responded “democracy is just the dictatorship of the majority”. This statement was received with shock by the other delegates as well as the many spectators of the debate, as the US delegate responded: “IN DEMOCRACY EVERYBODY HAS A VOICE. COMMUNISM IS A BAD SYSTEM, JUST DEAL WITH IT!”. In attempts to criticize the effectiveness of democracy Vietnam has mentioned controversial topics in the US, such as police brutality. The delegation of the US has attempted to prove that this is not such an important issue by mentioning that they have “a black president that has not been shot yet”.
So far the debate continues with the participation of Vietnam, Cuba, France and the US. The US claims that with communism there is no incentive for the economy to grow or the people to work, while Vietnam has criticized the fact that in the US there is no free healthcare. Italy has suggested that the delegation of the US should refrain from using the phrase “absolutely fantastic” to describe democracy in their country, as it is very similar to a statement Donald Trump would make. The delegation of Russia has recently expressed their support for the claim that communism is a solution to issues such as income inequality, while the delegation of Italy has made several futile attempts to steer the discussion back to the far-right political parties in Europe.













