Born again Quote by Ernst Bloch
““Being doped is a pleasure you pay for. There was always opium there for the people -- in the end it tainted their whole faith. If the Church had not always stood so watchfully behind the ruling powers, there would not have been such attacks against everything it stood for -- although of course it may have been competing with them for the first place among the rulers, as in the Middle Ages. Whenever it was a question of keeping the serfs, and then the paid slaves down, the dope-dealers came unfailingly to the help of the oppressors.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Principle of Hope, Volume 2, 1955
Drug use is portrayed as a tool of oppression, maintained by institutions to control the masses, undermining genuine belief.
In simple terms: Drugs help oppressors keep power.
Key Takeaway
Question how institutions manipulate desires.
Themes
oppression
religion
power
substance abuse
Mood
critical
reflective
Type
analytical
philosophical
When to use this quote
- political activism
- drug policy reform
- educational curricula
Key Concepts
Marxist theory
social control
historical analysis
Questions to Reflect On
- How do power structures exploit human cravings?
- What alternatives exist to break this cycle?
A Different Perspective
Overlooks personal agency and varied cultural contexts of drug use.
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