The Opium Of The Masses

Welcome to the club of Catholic Guilt. Or Presbyterian Guilt. Or Jewish Guilt. Or Muslim Guilt. Do you see a pattern here?

It was Karl Marx who said “Religion is the opium of the masses”. Religion has been weaponized ever since Man’s first belief in a higher power. For thousands of years it has been used to control the masses. Europe was a hot cauldron of diverse ideas about God. Two thousand years of war attests to that. So, should you feel guilty about servicing a married man? If you want to, fine. Knock yourself out! But it’s your choice to wear guilt like an anchor around your neck. Personally, I much prefer a pearl necklace, but you do you. I’m not saying it’s an easy transition. It’s taken me most of my adult life to undo the self-loathing and shame that out schizophrenic society insists we accept. But, as time goes by, it does become easier. We have to evolve beyond concepts of deities from ages past. Of course, as an enlightened, 21st Century society, we can comprehend a higher power of some sort. Call it whatever you like -the Living Universe, Gaia, the Eternal Spirit, Howdy Doody, makes no difference. But whatever her name is he’s not gonna shoot down fire and brimstone because you sucked some cock. You’re doing the Lord’s work, fergawdsake. – Leo