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China Watch 2002
By John Maher
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—Conclusion—
The Doushuai Temple |
| First of all, as
Reinhold Neibuhr observed seventy years ago, communism had itself become a
religion with Marx, Lenin, and Mao Zedong as its saints (Faith and History). |
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| The female Buddha, Guanyin (4), by Yuan Lin. |
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| The huge mausoleum in Tienanmen Square displaying the remains of Mao is testimony to
this religious interpretation. Even more to the point is Marx's prediction of a
workers' paradise on earth once capitalism is overthrown and the state—no longer needed as a repressive organ of control—withers
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| Doushuai Temple, on Lao Shan (Lao Mountain). |
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| With the worldwide collapse of socialism and the concomitant decline of communism, a great void
opened up in the lives of many people. The number of visitors to the Doushuai
Temple is evidence of the search for new enlightenment. |
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