• @Noel_Skum
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    415 days ago

    Opiates include artificially lab-constructed products that are based off of the opium that comes from poppies.

      • @Noel_Skum
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        215 days ago

        Yeah. Pretty much. The original quote by Marx would’ve been in German I assume - which might make a difference. Looking at the US’s painkiller problems “opiate” is possibly more relevant. It’s a negligible difference either way. (Unless a linguist knows better)

        • MxM111
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          14 days ago

          I suspect back then, when original quote was created, most, if not all, opium accessible to the public was natural and not a synthetic opiate. To translate it to opiate is likely incorrect then. That’s why I was a bit confused by correction “opiate”.

          • @Noel_Skum
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            114 days ago

            Historically speaking I imagine that’s true. I’m not sure why anyone felt the need to “correct” the word in the first place. Especially if it transpires they did so incorrectly…