Thoroughly agree with you, I can understand and even partly embrace most forms of politics but an enforced way of living with no room for bettering oneself or lifestyle leaves me cold.
I made the comment as a quip young man cos when I was a yoof and sported locks around the same length yours is now, old geezers referred to me/us as 'long haired layabouts and communists', it being an insult to my appearance you see. Another common put down was 'drug smoking hippy'.
So, you no please take my inference as for real, eet was, how you say? A little funnee
As a footnote, in his youth my father briefly flirted with Communism and joined the Merseyside Communist Party. Now perhaps you can see what a troubled upbringing I had