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The saying is "A democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch" By democracy I mean a system where basic human rights are protected and c
by easilyBored 9y ago
The saying is "A democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch"
By democracy I mean a system where basic human rights are protected and cannot be voted out. Would most Saudis, in a fair vote, allow for Catholic Churches to be open here? If the answer is no (and I think it is) then democracy is bad. Same for women rights, criticizing their faith, gay rights etc.
- gm-conspiracy 9y agoSo majority rule is bad if you don't agree with the majority?
- eveningcoffee 9y agoYou may be interested to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority
- orf 9y agoGiven the current US climate I think a public vote about mosques being allowed might well fail. Gay rights in the USA is a fairly recent thing in the scheme of things, and it's still not evenly distributed or enforced across states. And if you think you can get into any public office in a large number of states if you criticize Christianity or even support a women's right to abortion, let alone gay rights, you must be joking. All I'm saying is America isn't a basition of equal rights by a lot of measures, some in name more than in practice. The last lynching was in 1981 for Christ's sake. So lambasting other countries for not being so tolerant is not a great point to make, IMO. 1. https://www.aclu.org/map/nationwide-anti-mosque-activity https://www.aclu.org/map/nationwide-anti-mosque-activity