QUESTION OF THE WEEK

This one is open to everyone since we’re unlikely to have any genuine defenders, but today is not a day for critiques or sarcasm, just serious answers as if you were attempting to defend the subject under discussion.

Why is it unfair to use the history of the Soviet Union to judge communism? In what ways was the Soviet Union not “true” communism? What would make for a better example of true communism in the real world?