almost let myself get ragebaited by this until i was looking at examples of non-centered shot composition and was reminded of one of the most beautiful shots of all time ever
White people treat socialism and marxism as a religion while justifying harrassing indigenous people for their beliefs and talking like missionaries
and they believe their insufferable and ignorant approach will inspire more people to associate with that movement. sure.
@sludgephilia Gross misunderstanding by former neocon trendhoppers that abolition of religion means “we get to destroy mosques and have conversion therapy” when it wouldn’t work like that, religion would simply fall from institutional power, into obscure history away from the Material Truth
Yes, and people can have differing perspectives on material reality. People are allowed to disagree with Marx on something if you believe it is false. Marxist theory was never supposed to be a flawless, end-all-be-all solution to capitalism. It’s still theory in the end.
“Marxism is real. Religion is not. Hope this helps!” is not a rebuttal btw. You can’t treat books like the single unified truth of all that exists and single out anyone that has a different opinion on what is being said and then scrutinize religions for doing the exact same thing
The idea that spirituality is incompatible with Marxism because it inherently discourages discussion and development is a bit silly and ironic once you realize most of the communists pushing that rhetoric tend to treat Marx's texts as literal scripture
Lenin agreed that you don't need to be an atheist to be in a revolutionary org bc religious ppl can still uphold a revolutionary program. But he also recognised that you cannot be consistent in your Marxism if you believe supernatural forces make history rather than human beings
@k4l4shn1k0v34 This honestly comes down to religion and spirituality being too vague for conversations like this, like obviously all indigenous practices aren't perfect or even similar, but stating that is different from calling them savages and calling for a second trail of tears
@Qwert5240@denimneverdies No dude I’m saying Christianity would die out over time if the church and state are separated and material conditions are improved. There would be no need to hold onto and people would choose to abandon it naturally