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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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Maybe that is because until 30 years ago, or so, the politicians pretty much did their thing, and left regular working people alone. Now, with the massive power concentrated in DC, no one can afford to ignore the politics any longer.