Was Marx A Utopian Genius Or An Absolute Buffoon?

Currently, only five countries are recognized as officially communist states—China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam—

All States are more or less oppressively tyrannical.

Communism was a philosophical pipe dream of the bourgeoisie.

So called communism has a regular tendency to be more oppressively tyrannical.

Asian countries are no more tyrannical than European countries.

Asia is a big place, though tyrannical is tyrannical I suppose...It's the level and style of oppression and required conformity that  is variable....And I think it's fair to say that  Asia probably beats Europe in that respect.