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Originally Posted by crs82
Marx, once again, got it wrong. Look at religion, any religion but Buddhism, over the past 30 years and you'll see that they put more time and energy into politics than maybe any other entity. They mobilize their followers and definitely have an impact on elections, both nationwide and local.
Religion is not an opiate, for better or worse.
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Perhaps so but an opiate does little for the illness in general. It relieves the pain but still leaves the core issue there. In a general sense, if I broke your leg but gave you enough pain drugs, you won't feel the broken leg and you will probably feel pretty good. HOWEVER, your leg is still broken and needs to be set properly. Take a cough. Opiates will calm down the cough but it won't help your cold or lung cancer. In a general sense, opium, like religion, makes your pain go away but does nothing to cure your bad situation. It makes it more tolerable with false hope, is all