• bluGill@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Jesus was not a socialist. Some of what he taught overlaps with socialism, but not everything. Since Jesus came first perhaps it is better to say Socialists are Christians. (since socialism rejects religion this a weird thing to say)

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      1 year ago

      We often use the term proto-socialist for such people. It’s not unique to him—Mazdak, for example.