No. Just in case you wondered. Please, that's not just my opinion. President Thomas S. Monson himself has a friend whose cousin shares that opinion.

Marxism and any other system aspiring for total government power will ultimately punish genuine Christianity. The two are incompatible. In the end, the human greed for power and wealth will view independent religion with such distrust and fear that it must yield some or majority control to the forces of power. You cannot serve God and an all-powerful State. Most other religions are at risk, as well. How blessed we are to have a Constitution with separation of powers, with vast limitations on government power and a reservation of rights in the hands of the people. How unfortunate that it is being ignored.

Nobody seems to know what Marxism is anymore. They don't teach it on MTV like they used to. Ask the average voter to explain the difference between socialist economics and the economic programs of either Presidential candidate, if any, and you'll get a blank stare. The same blank stare you would get if you asked either of the candidates the same question.

But for those who are interested, here is some good reading from this week's Financial Post: Bailout marks Karl Marx's comeback. Interesting.

Hey, a lot of good folks support the bailout and see it as a step toward hope rather than simply turning over all our our money to one man to bail out the companies he's aligned with. You can be a good Mormon and have all sorts of differing opinions on what government should do. But when you recognize Marxism, I hope you'll just say no.

This bailout bill could have far more impact on our future than you are imagining, though. In addition to the massive centralization of power that it entails, a la Marx, the bill itself is growing to astronomical proportions as corrupt sweeteners of all kinds are added to bring in various politicians. It started off as a 10 page ransom note. Now the list of demands on our future have swollen to 450 pages. Steps toward nationalized mental health care are in there. Who knows what other surprises will be on our backs in future years?

Engineered crises to create excuses for massive seizure of power and wealth - naw, of course we can trust the big guys pushing it. They are so smart - what could possible go wrong?

A little related background reading:
Keynes on Inflation - PBS Article

Nixon tries price controls: Nixon and Price Controls - PBS Article

Socialist Economics - Wikipedia
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