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Organized religion helped to defeat Communism, and tempered dictatorial control of many despots in the middle east. So your statement is far removed from realit
by dukeofdoom 4y ago
Organized religion helped to defeat Communism, and tempered dictatorial control of many despots in the middle east. So your statement is far removed from reality.
- MOUNOPANO 4y ago
- 93po 4y ago> Organized religion helped to defeat Communism Looks like this is helping the argument that religion is a net negative
- ElectricalUnion 4y ago> Organized religion helped to defeat Communism So it literally did nothing, because Communism doesn't exist in real life? > tempered dictatorial control of many despots in the middle east [citation needed]
- dukeofdoom 4y agoOrganized Religion is literally the only organized opposition left under dictatorial rule. Even tyrants have a hard time going around murdering clerics. But you go ahead and believe what you want.
- throwawaygh 4y ago> Organized religion helped to defeat Communism The cold war propaganda was ratcheted down some time after Gen X; to a super-majority of under-30s, even conservative ones, this probably sounds more like a knave's laugh line than a sincerely held belief.
- dukeofdoom 4y agoIf that's the case, they have no clue what they're talking about. The Pope literally helped to organize and support the main opposition Solidarity movement. With many churches across the world actively working to end it.
- underlying1941 4y agoSeems to me it would be more accurate to say that dictatorial despots helped temper organized religion.
- dukeofdoom 4y agoThis only works to your benefit if the despot is on your side. Even if you are in the inner circle, despots tend to be very temperamental and murder their own supporters on whims of insecurity. So be careful what you wish for.