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Not only Islam but also other religions can be used as a tool. Putin is investing heavily in Russian Orthodox, in Poland Catholicism can be used as such tool (a
by eveningcoffee 10y ago
Not only Islam but also other religions can be used as a tool. Putin is investing heavily in Russian Orthodox, in Poland Catholicism can be used as such tool (and to my understanding has been already used).
- Freak_NL 10y agoBuddhism in Myanmar comes to mind as well, where Muslims are the oppressed party. And Judaism in Israel of course. Religion has always been a useful tool to control a populace — the more orthodox or fundamentalist the better; useful if you want to create a national identity from the ground up. Isn't the hallmark of a healthy democracy a strict separation of church and state, regardless of the religion concerned?