Ok, so Karl Marx is not a valid source for defining the concept of communism. My mistake. I assume Engels is also out.
So when was your definition of communism born? And who is behind it?
Joseph McCarthy?
From what happened in the real world, smarty pants, from what happened in the countries that implemented the system.
If Marx said that communism was going to be wonderful and in all the countries where it has been implemented there has been nothing but famine, political repression, censorship and millions of dead, I base myself on what is happening in the world and not on what a book said.
Let me see if I can parse out where this disconnect is happening. You seem to be taking the not uncommon but vague interpretation of "communim" meaning any society that has communism at its ideology, its goal, but hasn't achieved that goal. Which can mean basically anything, from a communist party winning an election to a violent communist regime like NK. Which makes this discussion quite pointless. You can cherry-pick anything from any point in history of any of the communist-ruled countries, or any countries that you personally deem communist, as well as from anything e.g. Karl Marx has said and use it as an irrefutable argument that the US is on its way to communism. Given that most societies tend to progress towards more inclusivity and equality over long term, and many politicians tend to make crowd-pleasing promises, it's a very easy and very misleading way to put some extra fearmongering into a political debate.
I personally find this way too cringy to continue. Arguing about communism from a comfort of everything that a modern democratic market-based society can offer... on a bitcoin forum... it's just surreal. Tell you what, if Kamala tries to do communism, I'll just illegally migrate to Canada. Problem solved. Good luck in Alaska.