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I don't get it. Why would the world best democratic countries believe in democracy politically, yet not spiritually?
How come we don't get to elect God?
They like to condemn our government for being authoritative. They say we are not totally free, like them.
What's wrong with authoritative government? Parenting is authoritative. Parents take over duties of governing our education, keeping us safe, put food on table, restrict bad company, forbid us to date when we are immature and give us curfews, because they want what's best for our interest. Nobody would dare to say parenting is fascism. Our government has been role model parents since the beginning. They protect us and chide us harshly when we stray, only because they have our best interest at heart.
You can never judge parenting. The bond between every child and parents vary. The dynamic between a country and its leaders vary. Don't judge us, because your democracy is not infallible.
Yours did produced Robespierre and Hitler.
The flaws of authoritative govts are when some take over and decided their power must be maintained at all costs so that they can keep the national wealth to themselves and the citizens can go to hell. These self-centered leaders soon fight among themselves to keep their positions. That's when they start to go down and eventually there's a change of govt.
ReplyDeleteUniversal laws do exist, but the family unit or the country suffers when those in charge don't do their jobs with everyone's interests in mind.
my parents were authoritative. they taught me to swallow my tears.
ReplyDeleteDemocracy is also a form of human designed government. Hence it's not infallable. But imagine, without the system of democracy's check and balance, who's to say that Bush wouldn't have become another Robespierre or Hitler? These leaders were at first thought to be the answers to the deteriorating conditions in their respective countries. But the cure proved to be worse than the ailment.
ReplyDeleteStill with the results so far, I'd not write off democracy. Authoritative governments tend to provide a ready base for would-be dictators to step in and create havoc because there's no system to stop them from doing so. And poor citizens have to uproot and make a dash for the borders.