First, I don’t know where I have to put this kind of question on Lemmy so I’m asking it here. Marx viewed religion as a negative force, often referring to it as the ‘opiate of the masses.’ If someone is religious and also identifies as a Marxist, do you think that’s contradictory, or is it just a matter of mislabeling themselves? Would it be more accurate for them to call themselves a socialist instead of a Marxist?

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    It’s the term “religious”/“religion” that messes up the exchange. It’s not an “unironic” term. Strictly speaking, it implies there is a willingness to deviate when an individual applies it. It would be comparable to talking about calling oneself “weird”; in most places, doing that would make people think “so are you that way on purpose”. I was trying to swerve it because I do genuinely adhere to God and it gives vibes like I’m not who I am based on experience.