One aspect of the religion/opium comparison that I did not address in my paragraphs is that opium causes people to be ineffectual and less prone to resistance. Given that Marx is, at his heart, a political activist and social reformer, the similie would then imply that those under the spell of religion must cast it off in order to see society for the awfulness of what it really is and begin to move towards a social revolution. Thus it was important for Marx's political agenda that he decry religion.
My questions are: Is this interpretation valid? Is Marx to be criticized for this aspect of the comparison (whether because it is unrealistic or would not accomplish his goals, etc.)?
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I think the part that he might have used the metaphor because religion does limit/ restrain oneself is correct. I am not sure about the latter question though.
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