Universal and Moral Values, Politics and World Peace — Page 13
People say it is Communism that failed. I say, "No!" Communism had other inherent weaknesses of course, I know, but it was the lack of morality that was responsible for the downfall of the Communist Empire, because the custodians of Communism were immoral. They were selfish-and they utilized the power in their custody selfishly and immorally. If they had not done so, what we saw happening to the Berlin wall would not have happened. It would have been a different world of communism that would certainly have collapsed later on, but not as soon as it did. . The ever-powerful economy!. Returning to the issue, what is the crux of the problem I was discussing, and how can we resolve it? The Holy Qur'an reminds us to return to the Concept of God. In this context, I am not treating this verse from the 'preaching' point of view, but from the point of view of "calling man back to God'. . How can a politician be called back to God? There is a problem. he faces: even if he is convinced of the truth of what I am saying and the sincerity with which I am saying it, it is impossible for any politician of the world to return to Absolute Morality and to. God, because the economy rules politics all over the world. . The economy dictates its terms to politics, and as long as man is selfish and man is selfish-it is impossible for him to ignore the economic interest of his own country in the name of any morality. And that is where the problem arises that is where the problem is now deepening and yet people do not see the writing on the wall. A new world has already emerged out of the ruins of the old one. Things are changing, new alliances are in the offing, and new groupings are being made all for the. UNIVERSAL MORAL VALUES, POLITICS & WORLD PEACE 13