TO understand why the communist movement has persisted in this country, one has to realize that psychologically and philosophically, it is a religion, a cult in secular form — one which has become dogmatic, fanatic and, of course, as violent as extremist Islam. One can easily detect the similarity of concepts in Christianity and communism: the Messiah as the Communist Party, the Chosen People is the proletariat, and paradise, the classless society. This church’s Pope or the Islamic Ayatollah in the communist movement here has been for decades Jose Ma. That communists are really religious fanatics is one reason why they really can’t be persuaded through reason and plain facts that their cause after 50 years has failed and will fail. Worse, they are really less Christian fanatics, but more like Islamic jihadists.

Source: Manila Times November 29, 2020 16:15 UTC