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Opiate for the Masses was a post-hardcore band from Arizona. They formed in Phoenix in 1999 by Ron Underwood, Elias Mallin, Dustin Lyon and Jim Kaufman. The meaning of their name comes from the suppo...
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In the above quotation Marx is saying that religion’s purpose is to create illusory fantasies for the poor. Economic realities prevent them from finding true happiness in this life, so religion tells them that this is OK because they will f...
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Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people. Karl Marx, Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right; ... Email this Quote to a Friend...
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I understood this quote to mean that 'religion' in the general sense keeps the people listless and sedated as an opiate or opium leaves people. Opiates cause a person to sleep their life away, not caring about eating, working, or even their...
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Karl Marx's quote "Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes"- - translated as "religion is the opiate of the masses" comes from the introduction of his work " Contribution to Critique of Hegel's Philosohpy of Right...
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The quote, in context, reads as follows: Religion is, indeed, the self-consciousness and self-esteem of man who has either not yet won through to himself, Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the people [Emphasis added];
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Religious Intolerance, Crack of the Masses » ... Possibly related posts - Mighty Morphin Power VHS - Today’s Quote: Han Solo on religion - What I got on Amazon.com Today ... can somebody please explain what ” religion is the opiate of the masses” is all about. PLEASE!!
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"Religion is the opiate of the masses (including me). In low doses it is tonic. In overdoses, it is toxic."; Yochanan Lavie ... "Religion truly is the opiate of the masses. While in extremely low, controlled doses it may be tonic, in anything more than that it usually is toxic." ... Hey, Shmarya, nice quote.
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