I dunno man....opiates tend to calm, to numb.....I think Marx was referring to this affect.....the numbing of reason.
No...I think religion seems to be more the stimulant of the masses....the instigator....the enzyme that triggers rudimentary, if ruthless, instincts: exclude, isolate, divide....conquer. On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 10:13 AM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > its pointless dog. > the opiate for the masses is so named because of its ability. > the minute a moron says shit like this i lose all interest in ANYTHING > else they have to say. > > -- tony > > Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. > -- siddhartha gautama > > > On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 9:22 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The United States of America was founded on the basic principles of human > > decency, that all people are created equal, that all people should be > free, > > and that all people should have the right to pursue their brand of > > happiness. > > > > These aren't Judeo Christian principles...these aren't Jewish or Buddhist > or > > Sikh principles....these principles belong to no religion, sect, creed, > > race, culture or nation.....these are the basic principles upon which all > of > > humankind should be built. > > > > Any institution which professes to advance the cause of human society > MUST > > borrow from these principles. BUT...no institution can lay claim to sole > > proprietorship of these principles. Such a declaration can only lay the > > groundwork for the dangerous ideologies built upon exclusionism. > > > > Sorry for the preaching....i'll shut up. > > > > (just wish I could pound these words into some people's head) > > > > On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Billy Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> I know some of these people, but I'm not sure they will really believe > that > >> McCain has found religion. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:12 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: [QUAR] Re: McCain - US is a Christian Nation,a President should > be > >> a Judeo Christian. > >> > >> > >> Goddamit. > >> > >> The thing that really pisses me off about this? There is a HUGE swath of > >> this country that will cheer this. I know many people in my own life > that > >> will cheer this. Otherwise nice, decent, normal people who...just....I > >> dunno...become idiots when it comes to matters of faith. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:262230 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
