O Brave New World...

I consider myself a socialist, and a probably-communist. I feel that I am not well educated enough about communism to call myself a communist, but that is basically where my politics lie. However, I don't feel that this conflicts with my religious beliefs because I believe that "the opiate of the masses" is not religion in and of itself, it is the patriarchal and self-righteous and violent approach to religion that evolved out of the crusades and beyond. To me, G-d is that which is good and holy and pure within all of us... I see Revolution as a necessary precursor to the "coming of the Messiah" - Because the "Messiah" to me is not a person, it is a time in which all people are able to be in touch with that which is good, holy and pure in themselves and can act accordingly towards others. I think that a revolution that involves the ending of economic injustice would be the only thing that could bring about a time when this much peace and unity could be a possibility. Which is why I find messianic religions that think that some dude is going to show up and make everything better, pretty ridiculous and unrealistic.