Marx said religion a century ago.
but these days religion has faded, so what is the latest opiate?
Television seems a reasonable contender...?
2007-01-19 10:31:29 · 15 answers · asked by andylefty 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Celebrity worship and trashy gossip. Plus the obsession with cheap reality media shows that sensationalise the shallow lives of total strangers.
That's the drug that keeps the masses uninformed and politically ignorant.
2007-01-19 10:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Cracker 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sex. I can see why TV could be seen as the opiate of the masses, but think of what TV uses to sell everything, from products to their own shows. And the internet is the biggest porn database ever in life.
Plus it feels so nice....
2007-01-19 19:18:39 · answer #2 · answered by Got rice? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Television yes.
2007-01-19 18:36:18 · answer #3 · answered by bingba n 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everything that's sawn from a screen. Subjects manipulated easy stoned by the tv eye.
2007-01-19 18:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by roulis 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely tv. Depending on your age group regards your culture and they know how to control you with it. The mtv population are shown how to dress, how to act, and the kind of lifestyle to live. You are very correct.
2007-01-19 18:38:15 · answer #5 · answered by #1 Buckeye Fan!!!! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, still religion. Just look at how crowded the R & S section is.
2007-01-19 18:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The internet.
2007-01-19 18:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by Niamh 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, television.
2007-01-19 18:35:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Television..............and Johnny Depp!!
2007-01-19 18:37:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reckon it's Big Brother!
2007-01-19 19:29:40 · answer #10 · answered by Beau Brummell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋