Clash of Ideologies:
Communism, Islam, and the West
by John Walker
5th December 2015
Islam and CommunismFor much of the 20th
century, and especially after the end of World
War II and the emergence of the Cold War,
an ideological struggle existed between
communism in its various forms (Soviet,
Maoist, etc.) and the Western ideals of
consensual government, economic freedom,
and individual liberty. This conflict was
waged in many ways and on many levels: in
explicit military confrontation in conflicts such
as Korea and Vietnam, in proxy wars in Africa
and Latin America, in quests for prestige
such as the space race, and in propaganda
and efforts to influence popular opinion.
defeated was the ideology of communism.
By whatever means, individual liberty, self-
determination, and economic freedom must
triumph in every way over collectivism,
tyranny, and enslavement to the state.