Communism is dead. But a kind of zombie Communism still exists

After Communism, in the shadow of materialism

And not just in Russia

by Peter Kopa


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Communism is dead. But a kind of zombie Communism still exists, promoting a sickly, critical attitude towards everything that was once regarded as true, noble and holy. It survives as a kind of black cloud of hostility toward God and truth which hovers over contemporary culture. And it is very difficult to dispel it because it does not operate logically, but through feelings and prejudice. It is utterly unselfcritical. Old-fashioned Marxism, evil as it was, at least laid its cards on the table and was open to criticism.
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The end of Marxism

What subjective rationalism ignores is the fact that man is a spiritual being who aspires to a kind of happiness which material things alone cannot give. This is inscribed on his very nature, just as his conviction that God exists and that there is a law of God. This explains why Marxism has always failed, even at its very birth in Russia, because it always has had to be imposed by brute force.

And the situation is no different today. Most people spurn radical materialism, so it has to to be imposed upon them by powerful elites. Even in rich countries, then, the population is in danger of being brainwashed by music, literature, fashion and fashionable ways of thinking.

Those of us who are forced to endure this attempt to obliterate the spiritual dimension of man are the silent majority. But we are looking for leaders who will free us from this servitude to materialism and assert our rights on a political level. Where are we going to find them?

Peter Kopa is a Czech political analyst. He lives in Prague.


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