They were militant authoritarians who banned religion to remove competition in manipulating the populace. They didn’t do the things they did in the name of atheism.
And the Christians will spin similar narratives about all the evils done in the name of Christianity.
At the end of the day people suck and our institutions are always happy to be violent. Atheism isn’t special. The only upside it has is actually being factually correct.
They were militant authoritarians who banned religion to remove competition in manipulating the populace. They didn’t do the things they did in the name of atheism.
And the Christians will spin similar narratives about all the evils done in the name of Christianity.
At the end of the day people suck and our institutions are always happy to be violent. Atheism isn’t special. The only upside it has is actually being factually correct.