Thinking On These Things
by Kathy Brown on March 24th, 2010 | 0 comments
There has been quite a bit of chatter lately on the subject of Marxism. Most students who have been educated inside the American system of public education have no idea what it is. They have probably been taught its tenets without realizing it.
Karl Marx was born in 1818. He believed there are only two kinds of people in the world: the exploiters and exploited. He wished to see a revolution in which the proletariat, the workers who did not own property, would rise up and overthrow the bourgeoisie, those who owned the means of production. He felt that if the workers could unite, they could overthrow their “oppressors” and establish a workers paradise in which everyone would be happy and no one would be oppressed (except the class that they had to overthrow.) The key to Marxism is that it is a theory which revolves around economics.
Lenin was a leader in Russia who led the “Glorious October Revolution” in 1917. He had studied Marx and carried out his philosophy. He is an apt window for us to view how his worldview translates into reality. It is estimated that at least 50 million Soviet people have been murdered at the hands of Communist leaders since the Revolution. This is more than three times the number of people killed by Adolph Hitler.
So, what does a Marxist/Leninist believe? Here it is in short form:
(1) Evolution: all life arose from non-living matter and will continue to become more organized until utopia is reached.
(2) Atheism: there is no God and religion is seen as preventing true evolutionary potential.
(3) Perfection: through science, humans can be made perfect – there is no sin nature –the bad that exists is due to capitalism, and people who want that ideology must be “modified.”
(4) The Ends Justify the Means: whatever advances the cause of the non-property owners (the have-nots) is good, whatever advances the cause of the bourgeoisie (the haves) is evil.
(5) Economics is the Engine for Change: life is all about the distribution of wealth evenly, although in order to be in the position to divide the wealth the one in charge must have more power (wealth).
How could the capitalistic view be eradicated? Several foundational beliefs must be adopted:
(1) The Theology: atheism, a branch of secular humanism (as Khrushchev stated in 1955, “We
are doing everything we can to eliminate the bewitching power of the opium of religion.”)
(2) The Ethics: the basis for morality is usefulness; the greater good is advancement of the
ideals of Marxism.
(3) The Psychology: man can be “Pavloved”—man is an animal (without soul) that changes by
gradual stimulus and reward.
(4) The Sociology: the enemy of collectivism is the family. Children must be incrementally
surrendered through (a)mandatory selective abortion, as in China (b)schooling that takes primary
responsibility for development of thinking. Parental roles must be usurped by those who “know
better”, the elites in government. The breakdown and devaluing of families, however it is
achieved (homosexual “marriage”, promotion of promiscuity, increased practice of divorce, etc.)
is good for the advancement of the “cause.”
(5) The Law: since there is no God, there is no higher law—law is determined by changing
standards that “grow” from the unfolding of man’s ever increasing “development.”
(6) The Politics: “The art of politics lies in correctly gauging the conditions and the moment
when the vanguard of the proletariat can successfully seize power.” (Lenin, Selected Works, Vol.
10, pp. 91-92)
(7) The Economics: the abolition of private property, and a "just" transition to owning
everything in common is paramount.
Perhaps it is time to think on these things: Foundational Presupposition Chart
From Philippians 4:8-9:
“Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”
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