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The same reason any of the biggest countries with sharia law are always surrounded by human rights violations (Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, etc
by notgood 9y ago
The same reason any of the biggest countries with sharia law are always surrounded by human rights violations (Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, etc); because the justice system became a tool to protect ideas from citizens instead of aiming for the well-being of all its citizens (as in, prioritizing coexistence).
- MichaelGG 9y agoDo you have evidence those citizens desire a happy coexistence and repeal of these laws? The survey linked elsewhere in this thread claims the opposite. Of course that doesn't mean the top people aren't "abusing" the laws to get more control.
- notgood 9y agoIn not a single part of my statement I'm saying they desire coexistence, I'm just saying the reasons they don't have it; anyway, if governments only followed everyone's desires no-one would pay taxes.
- sdflkd 9y ago> anyway, if governments only followed everyone's desires no-one would pay taxes Maybe in America? Not so in other countries.
- lazaroclapp 9y agoPeaceful coexistence is one of those things where its desirability to society goes beyond personal preference. Not saying that there is no cost that is too high to pay for coexistence. However, in general "but they don't want to coexist" is a sign to look for ways in which that want itself might be fostered and differences reconciled, not an argument to let people hate each other to their heart's content. At least if you consider human life valuable, or, in modern nuclear-capable times, prefer the survival of the species to its potential extinction. That said, I would still trust someone trying to reform that from within to be more likely to get it right, rather than people who have never lived in that society, and comment on it one way or the other in a programming forum (such as, particularly, myself).