Karl Marx made an appearance on Sunday night’s edition of CBS’s Madam Secretary, titled ‘Right of the Boom.’ And not just in the sense that Madam Secretary believes in the aggressive use of government force and power with little to no regard for human history, or the life lessons that it offers.
No, this time they actually quote him. At the hospital where her husband recovers from uranium exposure, due to a nasty dirty bomb explosion in last week’s episode, Madam Secretary (Tea Leoni) seeks to bond with her moody, deep, hostile-to-religion son by reminding him of some of his favorite Marxist lines:
Madam Secretary: Hey, kiddos. I'm so sorry I took so long. Sorry. I'm sorry.
Daughter: Did you see Dad?
Madam Secretary: He's sleeping. We're gonna go see him when he wakes up, okay?
Daughter: Is he gonna be okay?
Madam Secretary: Oh, baby, I don't know. I'm sorry. I thought religion was the opiate of the masses.
Son: It is. But sometimes you need a good hit.
So, there you go. Religion is completely fake and God is only useful as an imaginary friend when things aren’t going your way; a numbing agent to gird you against the harsh realities of life. Realities that exist, of course, outside of religion. Because all that kooky hocus pocus stuff is just a fantasyland for the economically and emotionally downtrodden.
