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Originally posted by azasadny
I believe the Puritans were "socialists" or believed in communal property and communal living, but they weren't "communists" in the strict sense of the word. The term "Communist" includes the atheist viewpoint... The Russians were Communists because the "state" replaced God ("Karl Marx said: religion is the opiate of society...") . I could be wrong...
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You are getting Marxism, mixed up with communism. Communism is much older then the Russian revolution. The early church could possibbly be classified as communist. Communism, is when you have things in common. Its been twisted by socialism and marxism into what we recognize the word to mean today. It can be bad, or good, depending on how its done. I have no problem with voluntary communism, but dissagree with forcing it on everyone.