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What did Gide repudiate Communism for being?

  • An idea that breaks up with the traditions of the Christian civilization

  • An idea that promotes atheism

  • An idea that encourages poverty

  • An idea that reduces individualism

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André Gide repudiated Communism for being an idea that breaks up with the traditions of the Christian civilization. He believed that Communism was a materialistic philosophy that was incompatible with the spiritual values of Christianity. He also believed that Communism was a totalitarian system that would inevitably lead to oppression and tyranny.
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