• bluGill@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Jesus was not a socialist. Some of what he taught overlaps with socialism, but not everything. Since Jesus came first perhaps it is better to say Socialists are Christians. (since socialism rejects religion this a weird thing to say)

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      1 year ago

      We often use the term proto-socialist for such people. It’s not unique to him—Mazdak, for example.

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        1 year ago

        Marx was very against religion. If course you can mix them anyway, Marx wouldn’t like it, but…

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          My understanding of the passage you are alluding to is Marx viewed religion as palliative care. Religion was the opioid of the masses in the sense that people can’t or wont be given real medication. The patient is dying and nothing can stop that, so at least make sure they don’t suffer. The role of religion was to minimize suffering and would fade away when suffering was gone.

          Also even if he had not thought that way he is not the be all end all on the subject.