I like your post without a doubt, but, China and Russia still kill their opposition.
Oh, I completely agree, but, neither are far left countries, anymore.
Saudi Arabia, also kills its critics, there are a lot of authoritarian regimes in the World who , unfortunately, do not share our democratic principles. The Communist ethos that was espoused by Marx, Engels, Trotsky, etc, was subverted , originally, by Lenin, Stalin and Mao. Russia and China have never been truly Communist,as true Communism is a utotopian paradise, but, unfortunately, it is also an unobtainable goal as human nature is not naturally Communist.