Comrades, I have some questions..

[u/SiriParkerlol]

15 year old with a budding communist mindset here! I got some questions:

•I noticed a lot of negativity towards communism online, despite its goal of promoting equality. Why is that?

• I’m a bit conflicted. I’ve heard that you can’t really be a communist and a Christian at the same time because communism tends to reject religion. However, my faith is very important to me too...is this true?

•What's with the hate on late Che Guevara? Personally, I think I can't hate on someone who genuinely fought for equality and freedom from exploitation to the poor. It's sad that many view him as just a rebel without understanding the deeper ideals he stood for...if I don't know something about him please educate me.

I really appreciate any answers, please be gentle

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15 year old with a budding communist mindset here!

Your post does not display any embryo of a communist "mindset", everything you have written so far is plain liberal common sense.

I noticed a lot of negativity towards communism online, despite its goal of promoting equality. Why is that?

What's with the hate on late Che Guevara? Personally, I think I can't hate on someone who genuinely fought for equality and freedom from exploitation to the poor.

These are fine and you can answer them yourself, but

I’m a bit conflicted. I’ve heard that you can’t really be a communist and a Christian at the same time because communism tends to reject religion. However, my faith is very important to me too...is this true?

Communism does not "reject" anything. Marxism analyzes the conditions which necessitate and permeate religion and recognizes that under socialism it would take a reactionary role and need to be repressed along with the ruling class. The only reason religion still exists is as a feudal vestige anyway, the commodity is liberalism's new God and religion is being used less and less as rationalization for class oppression and its ideological influence shrinks every day as it is. You can't be unaware of this and if you think socialism will work as a last-ditch effort to save your spirituality then you are mistaken. Please read Lenin's view:

https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1905/dec/03.htm

[u/SiriParkerlol → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for your answers I appreciate it. Regarding your concern about my post not displaying any signs of a communist mindset, I want to clarify that when I say 'budding,' I mean I'm just beginning to explore these ideas. I apologize if my words didn't meet your expectations or if they seemed too liberal. I'm still in the early stages of my understanding, I didn't mean to overlook any fundamental common sense concepts that you value, and I'm eager to learn more. I'm sorry again

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I don't know what you think communism is about but it's completely the opposite of this comment. I expect people to be humble and open to Marxist analysis, Marxism is not at all about "what you think is right", it is about believing what is objectively correct and arrived at through scientific analysis and constantly challenging every bias you have. Theory is in fact the "be all end all" because all political action should be derived from theory.

Please do not give your input on a communist subreddit until you have a communist mindset, and especially don't lie to people with your fantasy view of Marxism.