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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
I think anyone with a working knowledge of the various forms of communism (Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism, Titoism, etc.) knows that Lennon wasn't singing about communism. A utopia that shares some of the goals of communism for sure, but that utopia also shares goals with Christianity (beyond the no religion thing, although it could be read as everyone having the same religion), Bhuddism and a few other philosophies.
So, yeah, communism, not really.
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I agree that utopia would have to be part anarcho-communist, and I don't think he was trying to convey anything but his idea of a perfect world (one that I like too). Didn't his 'no religion' statement cause a lot of controversy?
You could say the federation in Star Trek is the perfect communist organization too. It would be interesting to see a techno-communist peaceful setup (workers are all free to do whatever since machines do their jobs and the machines produce everything society needs). It isn't the economic side of things that I'm against as much as it is the dictator-ship style ruling class.