I wouldn't call it outright communist, but a fascist oligarchy seems about right.
America is far from a communist state, mainly because over 20% of the working class can't find work. There's also a great lack of community, in my opinion, throughout this nation. The state has become the family, while the family no longer exists.
Sockrates...I went through a hate on America phase too in my twenties. Having now reached my third decade, I've stopped the hating, and now I just try to understand what's happening in the world politically behind the scenes without conspiracy theories as the framework.
Basically, what I've realized is that the military apparatus overseas is pretty much just dedicated to controlling as many strategic regions as possible, and particularly strategic resources, especially oil. That's my current framework for understanding the world now...not the "central bankers control everything." The latter may be true, but it doesn't help you interpret current events.
Check this out:
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/02/junger200702
The war over controlling resources of production at the source is the current source of conflict between the US, China, and Russia, with everyone else trying to get the leftover scraps. If you hate the US, would you want China controlling the world's oil supply or Russia? At least we have a democracy of sorts here, what do people in China have? nothing. I've lived there. Chinese people get f*cked every single day by their government.
It's just about control, and anyone who gets in the way of US interests is, very unfortunately, going to be neutralized...The Chinese and Russians would do exactly the same thing we are if they had the capability...
But certainly more nannying and oversight and such. Governments are more suffocating atm - at least that's what I hear. Airports are definitely more annoying than they used to be.
I've never been good at conspiracies. I think I lack the necessary faith.