1. The Nature of Communism

Where does Communism come from? About 50 years ago in 1917 it appeared out of the blue in the Soviet Union. Can we look at the historical meaning of Communism and our present times in a more coherent manner? Yes, we can. (18-11)

Communism is a world ideology. But what kind of world ideology? It does not believe in God. It is evil that appears on stage, taking advantage of the late appearance of good. This is the fundamental stance of the Unification Church. (56-163)

Today we hear the Communist battle cry: "Oh, liberate the peasants from capitalism." We recognize that Communism does not agree with our historical understanding that God is the center of history, is the creator of certain churches, and the impetus for the liberation of those oppressed.

Communism is based on the materialist conception of the world and world liberation. It rejects God, calls religion "the opiate of the masses," and is devoted to stamping out religion. It's contradictory to claim liberation from such a position. It is undoubtedly a liberation scheme against God and, as the flag bearer of the devil, challenges the flag bearer of God's own church. This is the conclusion we can draw on Communism.

What is Communism? It is the religion of the devil, taking on the form of a real religion to those who are gullible. I see Communism as a theoretical instrument of the devil, called materialism. Why? Because it is evil. (85-230)

Materialistic Communism is a derivative of religion because it aims to unify all religions around materialism. It resembles Christianity in that it concentrates on some external issues as a materialist religion. Isn't man trying to play God in this? It's the same as making Kim Il Sung the father. As an absolute entity, he has become a deity. It's very similar to religious thinking. There is also the external resemblance to religion. Internally, it unifies thoughts. So the real and the false come to resemble each other. (41-339)

If you look at the Communist countries, it is obvious that individual rights are ignored in favor of the State. Where is the individual within the State? Where is the individual in the State conception of property ownership? The Communists establish the Party as absolute. They say, "You must obey the Party, and belong in it forever," in order to "liberate the world through Communism."

Where is the human value on which Communism insists? It is located in absolute obedience to the Party. It's all turned upside down. The individual and everything else are sacrificed for the Party. Can the Party last forever? Can it maintain its authority forever? Things are changing. Communism is changing. If it were absolute and eternal, the party line might be a plausible explanation. But that is not possible while it is changing.

Those who live within the Communist sphere end up longing for human autonomy, individual rights, and an individual-centered world-view. You know that if the Berlin Wall were to come down, all East Germans would flood to West Germany. Why? Because you cannot forever deprive humanity of its fundamental rights. Communism could conquer the world if it would establish a free world within its own sphere. Viewed this way, Communism is at a crossroads between individual rights and materialist rights, whose conflict humankind must confront and triumph over.

What is evil? Evil is in self-centeredness. The worst evil is raising the slogan of self-centeredness to the world. What is Communism? It is a self-centered slogan, and will do anything for its own self-interests. (32-232)

You probably feel you know the Communists. Communism must fall within. It won't fall through external battles. If it falls externally, it goes underground, a fertile ground for wayward children learning guerrilla techniques and stealing.

Stealing is the Party's most common feature. It rapes the passerby. Everything in the world is its enemy. It uses anything to excuse what it wants to do. Just on some excuse, it steals a cow from the village, takes it to the mountain, and devours it. It can mug and kill a wealthy person on any street corner. Those are all for revolutionary tasks. Counter-revolutionaries and dissidents are all dealt with this way. They would do anything everywhere.

When they send agents to South Korea, do you think they come with money? No, the agents learn to pick pockets. Pick-pocketing is their mode of operation.

Some become pick-pocket ringleaders and now, staying behind the lines, support others to do their spy activities. You must know this. (163-198)