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Is there a specific reason LeVeyanists/LaVeyan Satanists tend to be anti-communist? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by 666@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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Don't get me wrong, I know Anton LaVey is a huge piece of shit regarding his flirtations with fascist attitudes and eugenics. I've known a few of them and they tend to have straight up obnoxious opinions on communists despite the fact that we both share a lot of the same criticisms of religion. Then there's LaVeyanist groups attacking leftist groups as well.

Generally, it seems like there's a lot of left-leaning ones with a good mass of reactionaries with a anti-theist bend. Is there a reason the anti-communism comes into play here though?

Could also purely be anecdote. Reason I post is because I'm curious on the thoughts you all have.

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[–] burlemarx@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 week ago

For the little I've learned about LaVeyanism it seemed to me that their ideology/religion was very individualistic and egotistic. Although it serves the purpose to ridicule the typical US Christian hypocrisy, I think their credo is pretty much aligned with far right wing views of society, including capitalism. So, it makes total sense they are anti-communists.