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Religion
Came here to say fascism, but you win. Religion is worse...
Especially since people use religion to bolster fascism. Fascists love to pander to a nation’s largest religion to lock in their support.
I think of all superstitions as being a microcosmic form of fascism in a way, in that the mouthpiece of the supernatural is the one dictating the rules of right and wrong and what can transcend reality.
some say fascism is a form of religion
I got downvoted to hell last time I expressed my views about religion, but it has served me well for 29 years now (having been born in the shadow of the Vatican), so I am willing to share again:
I work, collaborate, spend time and even sometimes have sex with religious people, all while maintaining the idea that each one of them is akin to a dormant terrorist cell, and that given the right conditions their fundamental distancing from reason and in some cases recognition of undeserved authority can turn against me and everyone else.
I live a subtly tense life, but usually I am already in a safe place when shit hits the fan.
I also have a very wide definition of religion and of priest.
I'd say monotheism is the real problem.
not necessarily
Name an ideological concept that has led to more killing and death then religion...
dogmatism
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dogma
/dôg′mə, dŏg′-/
noun
A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a religion
dogmatism
noun
dog·ma·tism ˈdȯg-mə-ˌti-zəm
: the expression of an opinion or belief as if it were a fact : positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogmatism
Natalism?