I desire to learn more concerning the Bolshevik Revolution, especially from sources not loyal to the Tsarist regime. While I strongly disagree with the tactics used by Lenin and his supporters, they should be fairly compared to the violence traditional of Russian society itself. Without Peter the Great, could there be Joseph Stalin, or even Vladimir Lenin?
While I strongly disagree with the cult of personality surrounding Marxist revolutionaries, I believe that, just like any human being, they deserve to have the intentions of their actions understood. Were they benign or were they sinister? "Each according to ability for each according to need" is a fundamentally Christian concept, taken from Acts of the Apostles. It fails, however, when one tries to follow it without Christ.
American capitalism, like Bolshevism, operates by violence. The wars in Vietnam and Iraq are glaring examples. Our economy is propped up by our military interventionism. Without it, we wouldn't have the resources to be the world's dominant economy. Furthermore, one should also consider the violent suppression of labor unions, and slavery, which made our economy. Let's not forget the genocide of the American Indians. The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.
Ultimately, I reject Marxism for being unrealistic. Humans are selfish by nature, and therefore, no workers' paradise can exist aside from the workmen of God in Heaven. Karl Marx was right, it is just that he had the wrong species:
http://www.froes.dds.nl/WILSON.htm
I understand that this is an Eastern Orthodox forum, so I have no desire to debate or argue. Are there any books or articles that you would recommend? [FONT=times new roman,times,serif]
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While I strongly disagree with the cult of personality surrounding Marxist revolutionaries, I believe that, just like any human being, they deserve to have the intentions of their actions understood. Were they benign or were they sinister? "Each according to ability for each according to need" is a fundamentally Christian concept, taken from Acts of the Apostles. It fails, however, when one tries to follow it without Christ.
American capitalism, like Bolshevism, operates by violence. The wars in Vietnam and Iraq are glaring examples. Our economy is propped up by our military interventionism. Without it, we wouldn't have the resources to be the world's dominant economy. Furthermore, one should also consider the violent suppression of labor unions, and slavery, which made our economy. Let's not forget the genocide of the American Indians. The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.
Ultimately, I reject Marxism for being unrealistic. Humans are selfish by nature, and therefore, no workers' paradise can exist aside from the workmen of God in Heaven. Karl Marx was right, it is just that he had the wrong species:
http://www.froes.dds.nl/WILSON.htm
I understand that this is an Eastern Orthodox forum, so I have no desire to debate or argue. Are there any books or articles that you would recommend? [FONT=times new roman,times,serif]
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