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Makes total sense for him to say that since at the time all of the communist powers banned religion.
I think King would be down for less authoritarian communism, but being politically active at the time he was I understand why he may not have explored that as an option
Me, an atheist in the US:
I mean I'm an atheist too, but it's not hard to imagine why a Christian minister living in 1960 wouldn't consider communism as compatible with their personal beliefs