The Opium of the Egyptian people

Once upon time there was a famous saying said by Carl Marx

Religion is the opium of the masses

This saying showed how Religion plays an important role , from Lenin's point of view it is deceivable as the Opium ,transferring people from their miserable status to another fake temporarily status where they can forget their problems for few minutes , this is what Lenin thought .

For me I believe the Opium of the Egyptian people is not Religion despite how Important Religion in the Egyptian society , The Real Opium of the Egyptian People is Football.

I think many will agree with me that Football is just like drug ,opium in Egypt , it makes them happy so much like a drug ,it has the same drug effect to transfer people from misery status to the temporarily happy status.

All the classes in Egypt adore Football ,from the cream of the society to the very Poor class.

I swear the best time to commit a crime in Egypt will be during a football Match for the National time , all streets are empty , all people are around TV screens ,even the TV screens in the shops' windows

Just look how people suddenly forgot the whole world and are paying attention to Ghana 2008 , they are attacking as if it is a holy war to win the cup . They are searching for fake victory. I remember very well how the people acted when we won in 2006 the cup and how they went to the Streets to celebrate the fake victory , I saw it by my own eyes and I would never forget it before , I would never forget it how the people acted holding flags screaming madly "Egypt , Egypt"

Football became the opium of the Egyptian people thanks to the Nasserist era ,when the regime back then searched for a general drug to the people , to make them busy in something else then politics . It was among other social drugs like Music and Cult films.

After the six days war ,the Radio Israel Arabic service was airing a message to the Egyptian people " Oh you poor Egyptians Nasser feeds you beans on breakfast , football match in lunch and Om Kalthoum concert in dinner "

The message does not need any explanation.

The current regime despite the difference of ideologies is keeping the Nasser regime legacy and using football to distract the people.

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