[Marxism] Kristol on Marx and Obama on religion, in NYT

["Charles Brown" <charlesb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"It's one thing for Karl Marx to assert that "religion is the sigh of
the oppressed creature" and another for Barack Obama to claim that we
"cling to ... religion" out of economic frustration."


^^^^
CB: Sound like pretty much the same idea to me. I was just going to point out 
the similarity, when I saw it already noted.  Hope of a hopeless situation.

^^^

Full: <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/opinion/14kristol.html?ref=opinion>





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