[pgyanke]

The Communists were not Atheists. They worshipped the State as a god.

This is patently false! The Communists are atheists. They want no gods at all. It is the nature of man, however, that he will find his god after all. They turn to the state by default, not in defined worship.

[orionblamblam]

> The Communists are atheists. They want no gods at all.

Except for the State, which makes them theists.