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What does it have to do with communism? Its not a strong metaphor for a communist society as the entire social structure of the species is fundamentally altered where class distinctions are no longer relevant, instead of what one might imagine today as communist countries as those still working through the contradictions of transitioning to a socialist and then hopefully communist society.
I think people are interpreting it that way because the plot line is so similar to invasion of the body snatchers which is more explicitly anti communist and came out during McCarthyism
The characters have directly called this out in the show and I want to give the writers a little credit that they're using the tropes as a launching pad for something more interesting. Vince is an incredible writer but does have a track record for Americanisms in his work. Personally I don't think we've seen enough of the plot yet to know what the writers intend to say with the concept.