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It isn’t anything specific to communism. The horrors human inflict upon each other is pretty sad and telling.
by vaidhy 6y ago
It isn’t anything specific to communism. The horrors human inflict upon each other is pretty sad and telling.
- brightball 6y agoUltimately, this is specific of any form of government with too much power over its people. That’s a requirement of communism which is why this is often attributed to communism as an expected outcome. It’s entirely possible in any form of government that disarms and controls its people, rather than empowers them.
- AzzieElbab 6y agoThat is not true. Communism in its core is incompatible with any other system of beliefs. It must replace religions and customs in order to succeed, it must rewrite history in order to seem valuable.
- literallycancer 6y agoGetting rid of religion is one of the few things commies got right.
- fakedang 6y agoStrong disagree. Religion is opium for the masses. What would replace the time wasted in religious activities? Facebook? We all know where that got us.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Religion is opium for the masses, as Napoleon succinctly put it. As confusion between historical figures goes, Bonaparte - Marx isn't one you see that frequently. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_of_the_people https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_of_the_people
- fakedang 6y agoOuch, I just remember reading it in French somewhere, attributed to Napoleon. Guess it's Mandela syndrome striking me.
- AzzieElbab 6y agoWhat does a portrait of the dear leader and a couple of his ideological predecessors look like to you? That is right - the holy trinity. Communism does not get rid of religion, it mimics plagiarizes and tries to replace it. Ever wondered why Russians celebrate New Years under Christmas trees? It is exactly the same thing as renaming pagan holiday to make it seem Christian. Whatever your grievances against religions are, they will rename applicable under communism
- literallycancer 6y agoI agree that if you simply replace it with faith in the party or something similar it's not an improvement. However a post-communist country where religion is increasingly irrelevant and which has a living memory of life under communism is better positioned to try for something better than either of those the next time around.
- ssijak 6y agoModern democratic countries just move the “pain inflicting part” to far away lands, deemed not democratic enough or ripe for explotation.
- iongoatb 6y agoThis comment was censored because it was critical of communism.
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