PlanetWarrior
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communism is the ideal state of humanity ( or a society ) that must be reached through socialism, therefore i can call myself communist or socialist.
Bullshyte. Claiming that communism must be reached through socialism is tantamount to claiming that Islam can only be understood after you embraced Hinduism. Communism and socialism is like chalk and cheese. Extremely different in nature. You can call yourself either one. Certainly not both.
like in many of my posts before - the teachings of prophet jesus and prophet muhammad are early socialism... this is my belief and of some socialists in west asia ( the baathis ) and africa.
which is why i call the works of marx and the russian revolution and those later, as modern socialism.
The teaching of those prophets were religion. Nothing more and nothing less. Marx called for the removal of all forms of religion and communism relegates religion and the religious believer to a second class citizen. The ideal citizen in a communist state is the atheist who dedicates his/her life to the class struggle. The ideal citizen in an Islamic or Christian state is the religious adherent who dedicates his/her life to God. The concept of God is taboo in a communist state and the concept of the atheist is taboo in a religious state. Chalk and cheese again ?
communism itself cannot be criticized ( for it's simple idea ) but its implementation can be... and islam itself cannot be taken in its full form into the future... for example, islam retains money system but for the present and future, money system must be abolished thus abolishing the entire field of capitalism and economics.
the "third universal theory" from libya proclaimed itself as alternative to full capitalism and the eastern implementation of communsim ( like in ussr and north korea ).
but can you give sources to where you have heard this denouncement??
Communism can be criticized. It is an unworkable and impractical system which is bound to fail. Ask Russia and China if you don't believe me. Remove the monetary system and do what ? Go back to barter? Whilst we are at it , let's remove the system of electricity and purification of water since that is also against your seemingly principled version of an equal society. Why should only the rich and those who have money have access to electricity and purified water? And what about housing? Shouldn't we all just go back to living in those caves? That would ensure an equal system. That would definately "abolish the entire field of capitalism and economics"?
Gaddafi simply pulled the wool over the eyes of the Libyans for far too long. It couldn't be indefinate though since he was unceremoniously ousted from power and killed when the Libyans established to what extent he duped them.
Read : The Journal for the Royal Institute of International Affairs : Thesis penned by Bernard Lewis entitled "Communism and Islam" , Vol 30, No1, Jan 1954 edition.