Can an active member support a communist party in his country?
Someone has asked me a question about holding a temple recommend and being a supporter of the Brazilian communist party. I know there are different forms of communism out there in the world and how strong a presence communism is in certain countries. I know nothing about the communist party in Brasil. My gut feeling is to say, of course you can not support the communist party and hold a temple recommend or even be a member of the church. Is communism in any country always contrary to the teachi
Communism or any kind of communalism, such as the United Order, seems to rest on the idea that people are capable of being selfless and working together for the common good. Capitalism, on the other hand, rests on the assumption that people generally act out of self-interest. Maybe I'm cynical, but it's obvious that capitalism has been successful, more or less, because it doesn't require a change in human nature. I guess human nature can change in the resurrection, but I don't see it in this lif