True idolatry

this is an excerpt from a book by H. Assmann that I found inspiring when thinking about hierarchy and the use of God to prop up corrupt systems.

True idolatry

Idols are

the gods of oppression.

Idols are

the shining fetishes

with divine names

and broad smiles,

with creeds

with worship

with prayers

with laws

with sacred and divine power

power to oppress

power to exploit

power to kill.

The dominators,

the idolatrous,

will never make the mistakes

of declaring themselves atheists.

H. Assmann 'Faith of the Poor in Their Struggle with Idols' in 'The Idols of Death', New York: Orbis.