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Originally Posted by Thor
But you don't seriously think lack of belief in God = mass murder? Communism tries to force belief, which never works, and Lenin/Stalin/Mao were cult of personality regimes which mimic Theocracy rule of religious states.
Or do you follow the tired argument of atheism > communism > mass murder because of atheism?
I still think Lenin/Stalin did evil things was because of their lack of faith in the Flying Spaghetti Monster; hopefully a lesson learned by all of humanity today. All hail FSM!  |
Religous and Non-Religious rulers are very similar when it comes to justifying there actions. They are all based on maintaining power and have very little to do with any set of beliefs.
Religion has proven to be an effective tool at placating the masses becasue people will sacrifice now for a better life later. Thus people can understand that although there lives suck because of the current establishment this establishment is still working for them for the next life.
Non-Religious themed dictators have to find different ways to get people to accept poor conditions and they generally use Nationalism. Nationalism in many of these cases has replaced religion as the placater. Blame a minority for all of your problems and kill them in the name of the greater good of the country. Very similar to a theocracy.
My belief is that those at the top of theocracy's belief in God is very low. (Just need to look at Republican Congressmen) They understand that those whjo believe in God can be manipulated in much the same way that stirring up fierace nationalism can allow people to be manipulated. So in the end I blame the individuals using the gun and not the gun itself.