[Linux4christians] OT: Requiem For A Republic

[Ben Thorp]

> >>>>> Communism in itself isn't inherently bad or immoral
> >>> I just spotted this one! WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!! It's immoral from
> it's roots!
> >>
> >> I disagree strongly with that statement.  Communism is a human
> >> invention and is not inheritly good/evil.  It's implementation may be
> >> (and generally is) but it is possible for communism to work with God
> >> being the centre.  For instance in early-mid monasteries there was a
> >> form of communism that worked quite well - but it only works if all
> >> parties are doing it for the right reason and are willing to 
surrender
> >> some of their will to another - in the case of the monasteries they
> >> surrendered to God.  Sadly in the outside world there are too many
> >> with their hearts in the wrong place and way to much corruption.
> >> Democracy may not be the 'best' form of government in theory, but it
> >> certainly is in reality as it can have a quite strong set of checks
> >> and balances to reduce the damage done by our sinful nature.
> >> I think you are confusing the 'theory' with the 'practice' of
> >> communism in your statement.
> >
> > Ok....I'll make it easy for the sake of argument. "It's impossible for
> > it to remain without being Marxism in any nation today." There....that
> > cut to the chase. NO nation is moral enough to have what you claim is 
a
> > workable moral system known as "communism." I disagree with what you
> > think it is, but I'm running very short on time.
> 
> To rephrase for readability "It's impossible for communism to work
> without it becoming Marxism in any nation today"
> That I agree with, but perhaps we can take the good bits from all
> different areas of political thought in order to help the government
> work at it's best

I'm with you here Chris. 

I'm glad someone can put my thoughts into emails properly, because I seem 
to be failing to do so ;)

Ben





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