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The history of the 20th century would disagree. Cambodian killing field, Soviet gulag, cultural revolution. The most rabid secular governments were among the mo
by WillPostForFood 12y ago
The history of the 20th century would disagree. Cambodian killing field, Soviet gulag, cultural revolution. The most rabid secular governments were among the most brutal. Look at what's been happening in North Korea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Book_of_Communism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Book_of_Communism
- cauterized 12y agoGP said secular education, not secular government.
- alasdair_ 12y agoDid Pol Pot, Stalin etc. Commit these acts BECAUSE they were nonreligious, or was this simply another aspect of their character? If the latter, one could equally point out that these people were male or non-American, or under six feet tall or liked three sugars in their tea or any other attribute and would be equally meaningful.
- jarin 12y agoI'd argue North Korea isn't a secular government. The Kims are portrayed to their people as a lineage of gods under the divine authority of Kim Il-Sung, and their people are forced to literally worship them. Stalin's government was also very anti-religion, but it was based on portraying him as a secular divine figure, "infallible sage, 'the greatest leader', 'sublime strategist of all times and nations'", etc.