The problem is that everyone except brain-dead people are religious and worships a deity, even if they are not aware of it. That's because politics and what we think of a "religion" are one and the same. If you believe in a political idea it is your religion. You accept it as the truth and you strive to live by its doctrine. Your god is your leader. You obey his commands even when he tells you that you must die for your religion (your political ideas).
Traditional religions take advantage of that and get the herd to support the con men who run the religious organizations. Politicians use the religious model in order to give themselves additional legitimacy by associating themselves with the dominant religion in the society.
In the current American election cycle all of the candidates want to be "commander-in-chief", aka "God". Then they can send people off to their deaths in foreign lands even if the sheep have no idea where those places are. They are obeying their "god" without a second thought because he represents their religious (political) beliefs. Very few people are willing to declare themselves "atheists" under those circumstances because they would be turning their backs on their society's values.
Traditional religions take advantage of that and get the herd to support the con men who run the religious organizations. Politicians use the religious model in order to give themselves additional legitimacy by associating themselves with the dominant religion in the society.
In the current American election cycle all of the candidates want to be "commander-in-chief", aka "God". Then they can send people off to their deaths in foreign lands even if the sheep have no idea where those places are. They are obeying their "god" without a second thought because he represents their religious (political) beliefs. Very few people are willing to declare themselves "atheists" under those circumstances because they would be turning their backs on their society's values.
