• sailingbythelee@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Putin embraces the Russian Orthodox Church as part of his nationalism. Also, Russia is only 13% atheist. Hardly a non-religious nation.

    But, you’re right, power is the real point. Religion is just one of the most hateful methods of justifying and maintaining power.

    Democracy with socially regulated capitalism, in our experience, has a lighter touch and has thus far provided a lot of benefits to the vast majority of people.

    You mention revolution, but don’t specify from what or to what? Revolutions have a way of not going quite the way the idealists hope they will.