MARXISM

Question 1

religion provides comfort✨

Answer 1

[MARX]
•proletariat exploited + feel alienated - religion consoles them.
•’opium of the people’
•dulls the pain of exploitation - masks underlying problem
•afterlife - fake happiness

Question 2

religion maintains capitalism💫

Answer 2

[LENIN]
•controls distribution of ideas through church - ideological state apparatus.
•ideological weapon
•false class conciousness

Question 3

religion legitimates hierarchy🌙

Answer 3

•makes bourgeoise appear divinely ordained
•disobedience not just illegal but sinful challenge- promoted acceptance of hierarchy as god- given.
•e.g hindu caste system