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| | #REDIRECT [[Question: Was the United Order simply a form of communism?]] |
| {{Resource Title|Was the United Order simply a form of communism?}}
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| Critics claim that the United Order was simply "communism."
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| The charge is absurd--Joseph Smith predated Marx and Engels, and so could not draw on their ideas. There are many differences between the United Order and Communism.
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| The claim is absurd, and intended to be inflammatory.
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| Marx and Engels' ''Communist Manifesto'' was not written until 1848, so it would be impossible for Joseph Smith to draw on their ideas.
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| There are many differences between the United Order and Marxist Communism, including:
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| * voluntary versus involuntary.
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| * focused on God and Christ versus atheistic.
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| * private ownership versus no private ownership.
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| ''None''
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| [[fr:Communism and the United Order]]
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