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Major Nikon

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12. The calming effect you describe is by design

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 22, 2019, 08:44 AM

Mar 2019

It's much easier to placate the masses when you give them the false promise of reward for the suffering of their injustice. Marx described this as the opium of the people.

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What does Hell look like? [View all] Soph0571 Mar 2019 OP

I believe hell True Dough Mar 2019 #1

Hell is other people Loki Liesmith Mar 2019 #2

That phrase is actually very interesting because it's so often misunderstood. DetlefK Mar 2019 #4

Yeah I get that the Sartre's intent is more complex Loki Liesmith Mar 2019 #11

I once saw an old french black&white movie about hell: DetlefK Mar 2019 #3

It looks like the DMV Act_of_Reparation Mar 2019 #5

It looks like the United States of America in 2019. sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #6

Some argue God would not be a just god if he gave you no chance to repent... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #7

The calming effect you describe is by design Major Nikon Mar 2019 #12

Imaginary place so it looks like whatever you want. masmdu Mar 2019 #8

It looks like the fantasies of evil, controlling men. MineralMan Mar 2019 #9

Here's what heronios bosch thought it looked like nykym Mar 2019 #10

James Joyce gave us a description. Jim__ Mar 2019 #13