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There's a part in the Bible where humans are so powerful when working together as one that god has to make us speak different languages to make it harder for us to communicate and work together. (hexbear.net)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/christianity@hexbear.net

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specter-global Communism is so powerful that even God fears it

The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. - Genesis 11:6

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[–] ComradeRat@hexbear.net 21 points 8 months ago (30 children)

That isnt communism and god isnt afraid of it. You are lionizing mesopotamian empires based on slavery and exploitation. Story of Babel is about class society and empire and god is horrified/appalled by it.

The city of Babel being built isnt a good thing. Think about this story in historical context rather than in the abstract. Babel is a mesopotamian city. It would be built using forced labour, would involve more intensive exploitation for the construction of monumental architecture and upkeep of an urban ruling class. Biblical god is distinctly not a fan of these things (slavery, exploitation, and urbanization all get you on his shitlist).

Unsettling the Word has a nice analysis of Babel in the modern canadian context, with Babel called "Petropolis" and the single language being the liberal jargon around development and profit.

[–] AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Babel is a mesopotamian city. It would be built using forced labour, would involve more intensive exploitation for the construction of monumental architecture and upkeep of an urban ruling class.

Whew! Good thing different languages prevented slavery and coerced labor from becoming a thing.

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