Socialism (safety first & society being more important than the individual) IS becoming more acceptable than the individual freedom of the individual person.
But this should not be a surprise; one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence (probably Jefferson) wrote, "...when America becomes as civilized as Europe, then it will also inherit it's problems...loss of freedom...etc."
No. If it was you wouldn't be able to ask this question. A communist country does not hold elections nor does it allow it's people to protest or get involved in making laws. It does not give due process to people when arrested and everyone is guilty when they are arrested. There is no freedom of expression and the media is controlled by the state. Business is also controlled by the government. None of this happens in the US. If it did there would be no "Tea Party" or "Occupy Wallstreet" protests, newspapers would cite only government Propaganda, and Fox network wouldn't be on TV. If you want to open a business you don't need permission from the government and if you want to move to another state or country you can.
It is a democracy.
Now Albania is a democracy.
Emperor Hirohito's Japan prior to World War II was not a democracy nor was it a communist state; it was a fascist theocracy. After World War II, the US Occupation of Japan led to Japan becoming a democracy under Emperor Hirohito's watch.
No, Iceland is not a communist country.
It's not
No. There are no communist countries in Europe anymore.
It has never been communist. It is a democracy.
No, it is a Parliamentary Democracy.
captalist & a democracy
No, the Czech Republic is not communist. The Czech Republic is a parliamentary democracy.
communist ruled by military democracy "governed" by the people
Germany was not a communist state.