(58). However, in order to make sure that no one felt constrained against ones will most people were transferred to work in the city for two years after having completed two years of farm labor. It was arranged so that only half of the farm family was moved in a given year so that no job was left unfilled. The intense amount of farming was done so they would produce more food than is required for the support of the population. They stored two years surplus in case of crop failure and then sold the rest to foreigners. This is one of Mores better ideas, but would it work? In a perfect society, of course! There would be no worrying about the crops or back up supply going bad once stored. In a Utopian society these events would never happen. But it was a new idea that could be easily interpreted into another idea in order to provide a back up source of food and supplies for the countries in Europe in the 1500s. More makes suggestions as to how a country should be run throughout Utopia and some of these are evident today. The community life is one that involves sharing, teamwork, and a strong sense of Utopian pride. There is a tendency to think of the word communism when discussing Mores Utopian plan. This is no doubt due to the conflict that has since developed in association with the term. The fact is Mores Utopian commonwealth was a communist society. There is no denying it led the way. The meaning of communism according to The American Heritage Dictionary, is: A social system characterized by the absence of classes and by common ownership of the means of production and subsistence. This proves that Utopia must be classified as communist which is far from a perfect society. Unfortunately, many confuse the governments of Russia and formerly China as Communist countries. The official and proper name for these governments is socialism. There are significant differences in the main features of these countries and those of U...
