You are not following the line of argument of the article. In states where they are not in power (this has nothing to do with the erstwhile USSR) the ground level Communist Workers are able to do good work. I know from personal experience that communist party members are the only ones (again in states where they are not in power) who are willing to help deserving persons irrespective of the ability of the supplicant to pay. They are also the only ones that do not advocate giving of bribes and the only ones that are respected by official agencies for this reason.
