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> A liberal secular state must respect the will of its citizenry, whatever it is No. A tolerant, secular, liberal state should not respect the will of its peop
by feoren 2y ago
> A liberal secular state must respect the will of its citizenry, whatever it is
No. A tolerant, secular, liberal state should not respect the will of its people if the will of (the majority of) its people is to become an intolerant, religious, oppressive state. It is OK -- possibly even necessary -- to have a set of core founding principals which must never be abandoned.
- mkoubaa 2y agoIf you're saying that core founding principles were so important then you must feel that slavery shouldn't have been abolished, no?
- ffgjgf1 2y agoSlavery was a “state rights” issue from the beginning. In what way was it part of the core founding principles of the US? Also having “core founding principles” doesn’t mean that they are valid or that you got them right from the beginning.