Nuance,nuance,nuance.
Religion is not necessary to brainwash people and force shit onto them. Any political ideology fulfills the same purpose. Communist dictatorships were all about dismantling religious institutions and traditions because Marx called religion opium of the people. But you wouldn't call communist dictatorships less
,no?
You can't tell the difference?
Tell me how long communist dictatorships last compared to the Abrahamic Religions. Can you name a single Communist Dictatorship that lasted a century?
Tell an un-learned man: "There is no god, and your life is worthless," and you will have a dying husk.
Tell an un-learned man: "There is God, and he will reward you for crushing our enemies", and you will have a rabid soldier.
Humans seek purpose. Desire. Meaning. We are designed as pack animals to work together.
Communist is weak evil because it offers no unity, nor reason. Just nihilism.
Religion is terrifying powerful because it can offer people like Trump real wealth and real children to fuck. Religion offers dominion, rule.
Communism offers nothing but nihilism. Religion offers the ability to be above others.
You should know why religion is successful evil, and communism is failure.
You can brainwash people without religion, but, if you want true slaves?
If you want true slaves, you need to convince them to worship some invisible fucker.
Because, look at Xi, and Kim. They can call themselves Gods all they want; we have literal proof that they aren't. Their very lives are proof that they're liars.
Teaching some poor stupid kid, that they were created by a mystical entity, but the sins of others are keeping them from paradise?
"Our politicians and soldiers aren't perfect, but God is. If you serve us, God will reward you."
Unlike with Kim and Xi, suddenly, God is whatever you're talking to in your head. It's literally just your fucking subconscious.
Religion tricks evil people into believing their lives have actual meaning, and that they can become holy by killing other people the authority tells them is evil.
That's 1000x more dangerous than the nihilism of communism.