Interesting and unsurprising to hear on RTÉ this morning that 'young people are turning to religion'. Religion is of course the 'opiate of the masses' that many people will turn to in desperation and despair because of the conditions and reality that they face. The reality, of course, is that ordinary people across the world, from Iran to Israel to Ireland, are faced with ruthless ruling classes that pursue their material interests at everyone else's cost.