Re: This Week's Evil Islam Thread
You know we mean liberal democracy when we talk about democracy nowadays. Protection of human rights and the separation of powers are IMO much more important than the 51%+ say how things go aspect.Originally Posted by rory_20_uk
And an equally good way for democracies to end is to be truly democratic (with the voters having views on everything).
At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.
Re: This Week's Evil Islam Thread
Protection of human rights can itself undermine democracy, as it precludes any effective method of dealing with some individuals.
Pacifism theoretically is great until someone plays by different rules.
An enemy that wishes to die for their country is the best sort to face - you both have the same aim in mind.
Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings.
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Re: This Week's Evil Islam Thread
I cannot think of any such examples, although that's maybe because my take on rights is that you lose them when you fail to respect them.
The whole democratic peace idea is based on realist principles you know...
At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.
Re: This Week's Evil Islam Thread
I completely agree with the concept that rights can be lost (and if appropriate, regained), and this invalidates my argument.
The 1930's show that defence is not always based on realism.
An enemy that wishes to die for their country is the best sort to face - you both have the same aim in mind.
Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings.
"If you can't trust the local kleptocrat whom you installed by force and prop up with billions of annual dollars, who can you trust?" Lemur
If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain.
The best argument against democracy is a five minute talk with the average voter. Winston Churchill
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