Spengler thought it signaled the inevitable Decline of the West. In the wake of World War I, four great empires lay in ruins and two more were badly crippled. As Lenin's communists seized control of Russia, people like Yeats felt that things were falling apart, the spirit of anarchy was loose and darkness was settling on the world. For Unification theology the struggle between communism and democracy marks Satan's final assault upon God. But to make that claim leaves us open to ridicule and scorn.
Most intellectuals prefer to treat communism as a purely economic and political phenomenon.
For this reason, the attitude of Divine Principle toward communism must be explained with special care. Cain and Abel, democracy and Marxist collectivism strive against each other for supremacy. The struggle has serious spiritual implications. Until recently most Christians agreed that Marxism is totally antithetical to the Biblical faith. For example, when the Vatican was still resolute enough to speak its own mind, Pope Pius X1 declared that communism is intrinsically wrong and that no one who wants to save Christian civilization should collaborate with Marxists in any way.