"The opium of the people".
In the ideas of Karl Marx
Karl Marx and his followers called religion the "opium of the people." He concluded religion is used by the upper class to give false hope to the lower class.
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Marx, the author of The Communist Manifesto and founder of Communism.
He described religion as the opium of the people, an illusion designed to make them accept the status quo.
It was a quotation from Karl Marx's 1843 Contribution to Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right .
The 'bourgeoisie' are the owners and controllers of the means of production according to Karl Marx.
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The phrase "opium of the masses" was coined by Karl Marx to describe religion as a tool used by the ruling class to keep the working class passive and content with their oppressed conditions. It suggests that religion can be used to distract and pacify people, preventing them from seeking social change.
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Karl Marx
Karl Marx
No, Karl Marx is not single.
Karl Marx was born in Trier, Germany.
Karl Marx was born on November 12, 1897.