Is Obama the New “opiate” of the Masses?
Question by JustBFree: Is Obama the new “opiate” of the masses?
One of Karl Marx’s most favorite quotes is “all religion is the opiate of the masses”————–meaning basically that religion was used to keep the masses docile and quiet
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Answer by fdm215
Apparently not. The masses on the far Right never shut up.
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Not even close
Yes, his supporters are personally and deeply invested in him. For some Obama supporters, he’s all they have.
Theres no such thing as opiate of the masses in politics. Theres always protests somewhere, and theres always the opposing party.
If Karl Marx was any kind of smart he would have known that religion is not always the opiate of the masses but sometimes the “cocaine” of the masses; in other words it drives them to action. History has shown both, for good and bad. In my opinion religion, or Obama for that matter, don’t subjugate or drive people to action–individual people do for themselves!
He’s the biggest teat the libbies ever sucked on.