He was at least very critical of the USSR. He referred to the Hungarian rebels of the 1956 uprising as "freedom fighters" and implied that communism often restricted freedom of religion
If today I lived in a Communist country where
certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I would openly advocate disobeying
that country's antireligious laws.
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
If anything I'd say he was some sort of social democrat
not in Latin America or East/Southeast Asia, pretty much just the Warsaw Pact. one of the lessons taken seems to be that it's better to just keep the clergy in line
right, it's a trade off that can produce efficient equitable governance, but usually ends up being incredibly isolating to devout citizens and provides a fertile landscape for radicalization (against socialism). You can also throw in a human rights argument, but I assume we are all familiar with that aspect already. It's important as socialists to look closely at what the attitudes of socialist parties toward religions were in the past, and make improvements where needed. I definitely wouldn't say that I have all the answers myself.
He was at least very critical of the USSR. He referred to the Hungarian rebels of the 1956 uprising as "freedom fighters" and implied that communism often restricted freedom of religion
If anything I'd say he was some sort of social democrat
Many socialist states have had a spotty record when it comes to freedom of religion tho
Yeah I hate to say it but he's right. Socialist states tend to be rigidly secular, for better or for worse.
not in Latin America or East/Southeast Asia, pretty much just the Warsaw Pact. one of the lessons taken seems to be that it's better to just keep the clergy in line
right, it's a trade off that can produce efficient equitable governance, but usually ends up being incredibly isolating to devout citizens and provides a fertile landscape for radicalization (against socialism). You can also throw in a human rights argument, but I assume we are all familiar with that aspect already. It's important as socialists to look closely at what the attitudes of socialist parties toward religions were in the past, and make improvements where needed. I definitely wouldn't say that I have all the answers myself.
He more or less called himself a social democrat, then in the same line said he didn't care for labels.