reflections on communism

[frandroid]

If the Church worked so well as a system to ensure obedience and the good functioning of the economic system, why did Marx reject it? Think of the awesome power of Catholicism and Communism banding together instead of opposing each other. The social gospel would have achieved total world domination, creating a new Eden on Earth.

Ahem. Still...?

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[baal-shem-ra.livejournal.com]

"why did Marx reject it? "
Part of the superstructure of an exploitative system and all that.
Also, Rome would have been weary of allying with Communism. Talk of abolishing of all religions will do that. Now, abolishing of all religions *but* Catholicism, maybe Rome would have gone for that.

Neither Communist nor Christians are known for their pragmatic strategising or for their pragmatic anything. There's the Platonic idealism getting in the way of Christians and the German idealism getting in the way of Communists.

To take an example, look at French far left political parties, can there really be major practical differences between Worker's Struggle, the Revolutionary Communist League, the French Communist Party, the Left Radical Party and the Workers' Party when it comes to issues of the day or even on the far horizon? Together, they would have had nearly as many votes as the Socialist Party or the National front in 2002. Instead, they're small and disorganised.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_politics