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People on the internet are saying it’s not a condemnation of religion and to Marx opium means medicine, Im confused help me bear website!

Edit: what did Karl Marx think opium was?

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

One could argue - from a liberation theology perspective - that you can have (and perhaps even need) both.

Hard to do a revolution with a broken leg. You need something to soothe the pain if you want to get back into the fight.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

But opium won't fix your leg, you will be a one-legged person in a war.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No. But it'll keep you from thrashing in pain while they set the splint.

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