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But the logic that one might use to say the Bible is evil is the same that these Conservatives are using to say that Marx's works for example are evil as far as I can tell.
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Exactly.
They followed the words -- at least their interpretation of them, and did bad things.
The whole premise of this little list seems to be "if these books hadn't been written, this stuff wouldn't have happened". It's a pretty effing stupid approach, there is no doubt about that. Like, would we all believe the earth was 6000 years old if the Beagle had sunk in the harbor, taking Darwin down with it?
Another thing they failed to take into account -- the guys following the first book had a big role in defeating the guy who wrote the second book. My heavens, think of the consequences! [/b][/quote]
But in examining the actual texts, the Communist Manifesto is the only violent document because it states that ONLY through violence can the revolution of the proletariat occur. This is Marx's opinion and it was transformed into ideology.
People always claim that violence is done in the name of the Bible but show me one verse in the New Testatment that actually supports that, and that's what the basis of Christianity is. Certainly, the Old Testament is an extremely violent text however, with the Isrealites commanded to commit genocide against entire communities because they were the chosen people. It's full of rape of bloodshed and destruction certainly.