The simple fact is that Soviet communism, Italian fascism and German National Socialism all shared dogma and unthinking commitment with religion. The similarities between totalitarian ideologies and religion are immediately obvious: The demand for unfailing commitment to the regime, dogmatic adherene to its rules and the exclusion or execution of those who do not wish to buy in.
As Sam Harris said:
As Sam Harris said:
There is no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too reasonable.
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