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Religion and Marxism: Thinking Through the Human Condition

Revolutionary Left Radio

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Nietzsche's Criticism of Christianity and Socialism

Christianity in Europe gives people this idea that we're all equal under God, you know in God's eyes all human beings are created equal. But liberal democracy and especially socialism and communism are taking this idea of egalitarianism given to us from Christianity and trying to apply it in the world. So I'm not going to be able to fully explore that here but I am doing an episode with Matt McManus who just did a new essay collection on Nietzsche and his Reactionary thought. And you know I think that's a very productive philosophical world to enter into particularly if you're concerned with this discussion.

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