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Post #32,589
by boxley
3/18/02 12:25:12 PM
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New Opiate of the people
This statement voices the obvious from a geopolitikal prospective. The religion as practiced in Eaurope and the Russia pre 1917 was a state sponsored religion that with pagentry and drama allowed the little folk to let off steam. I am not taking anything away from a "true believer" but speaking from an organizational standpoint. Upheavals and wars were tempered by the messages from the pulpit which allowed acceptance of pain and suffering much like taking opium does. I dont think he spoke of it hatefully, just recognising a fact on the ground.
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Post #32,687
by mhuber
3/18/02 11:56:17 PM
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New Was Marx a Just Say No devotee?
The usual understanding of the quote assumes that Marx considered opiates a bad thing. I don't know whether he did or not. In any case, tame religion does pretty much the same things to a population that opiates do to organisms.

* the word "tame" is a reference to Narnia, as in "not a tame lion".
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United we stand

Divided we dominate the planet without really trying
     Communism as a classical theory - (boxley) - (15) - March 14, 2002, 02:28:21 PM EST
         Think we've been through the battle of words - (Ashton) - (13) - March 14, 2002, 03:48:29 PM EST
             not in the beginning, it was a sincere attempt - (boxley) - (1) - March 14, 2002, 04:33:20 PM EST
                 All true - such as, currently we are. We might become more. -NT - (Ashton) - March 14, 2002, 04:47:30 PM EST
             I was nearly beaten for saying that once. - (mmoffitt) - (10) - March 15, 2002, 09:25:46 AM EST
                 Its not about schooling. - (bepatient) - (8) - March 15, 2002, 09:48:00 AM EST
                     It's not human nature. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - March 15, 2002, 12:48:27 PM EST
                         Um...ok. - (bepatient) - (1) - March 15, 2002, 02:52:41 PM EST
                             Two, actually. And I fear I've done them a disservice. - (mmoffitt) - March 17, 2002, 06:59:44 PM EST
                     A false idea of 'natural' IMhO. Common____but false. - (Ashton) - (4) - March 15, 2002, 06:08:48 PM EST
                         The most difficult idea from Marx for me to understand. - (mmoffitt) - (3) - March 17, 2002, 06:55:48 PM EST
                             Opiate of the people - (boxley) - (1) - March 18, 2002, 12:25:12 PM EST
                                 Was Marx a Just Say No devotee? - (mhuber) - March 18, 2002, 11:56:17 PM EST
                             Yes, that aspect of Christianity (as most often practised) - - (Ashton) - March 18, 2002, 08:29:11 PM EST
                 ROFL! - (boxley) - March 15, 2002, 10:43:40 AM EST
         Re: Communism as a classical theory - (brewtus) - March 21, 2002, 01:01:55 PM EST

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