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[[Envy]] is the [[sin]] of wanting (or coveting) what other people have, or more precisely resentment or bitterness over what other people have. This can include possessions, power, social standing, or even things that the envious person could not possibly gain for himself, such as talent or looks. | [[Envy]] is the [[sin]] of wanting (or coveting) what other people have, or more precisely resentment or bitterness over what other people have. This can include possessions, power, social standing, or even things that the envious person could not possibly gain for himself, such as talent or looks. | ||
| − | Politically, atheists tend to lean towards the [[leftism|left]] (see: [[Secular left]] and [[Atheism and politics]]). | + | Politically, atheists tend to lean towards the [[leftism|left]] (see: [[Secular left]] and [[Atheism and politics]]). According to the [[University of Cambridge]], historically, the "most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 [[Russian Revolution]], which brought the [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninists]] to power."<ref name="Marxism-Leninsim">{{cite web|url = http://www.investigatingatheism.info/marxism.html|title =Marxism|publisher = [[University of Cambridge]]|quote=The most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power. For the first time in history, atheism thus became the official ideology of a state.|year=2008|accessdate = 2011–03–15}}</ref> See also: [[Atheism and communism]] |
Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. wrote at the ''[[Mises Institute|Mises Wire]]'': | Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. wrote at the ''[[Mises Institute|Mises Wire]]'': | ||
Revision as of 17:03, December 30, 2018
Envy is the sin of wanting (or coveting) what other people have, or more precisely resentment or bitterness over what other people have. This can include possessions, power, social standing, or even things that the envious person could not possibly gain for himself, such as talent or looks.
Politically, atheists tend to lean towards the left (see: Secular left and Atheism and politics). According to the University of Cambridge, historically, the "most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power."[1] See also: Atheism and communism
Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. wrote at the Mises Wire:
| “ | Uniformity is stressed in all leftist utopias, paradises in which everybody is the same, envy is dead, and the enemy is either dead, lives outside the gates, or is utterly humiliated. Leftism loathes differences, deviations, stratifications. ... The word “one” is its symbol: one language, one race, one class, one ideology, one ritual, one type of school, one law for everybody, one flag, one coat of arms, one centralized world state.[2] | ” |
Resources
- ↑ Marxism. University of Cambridge (2008). Retrieved on 2011–03–15. “The most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power. For the first time in history, atheism thus became the official ideology of a state.”
- ↑ The Unique Evil of the Left by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr., Mises Wire/Mises Institute