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Originally Posted by Cheese
Choice within a countries laws....like it is the choice within Canada for Gays to marry. I may not agree with what or how China governs itself, but it is within its rights to create rules and laws.
I disagree actually. If they haven't stood before an electorate then we are not talking about a "country being within its rights to create rules and laws." Instead, we are talking about "a narrow few" determining what is right and wrong.
You can make your statement about a legitimate democracy, but you can't make it about China.
I personally could care less about a bunch of Christians, Mormans, Islamics or Mudpuckers having a big ole Kumbayah....but IF they feel they are above Politics then whats to stop them from getting involved in it later as they brain wash the masses?
Nothing should stop them from expressing their viewpoint and putting forward candidates representing their interests. They're a legitimate special interest group with the right to express their viewpoint just as any other special interest group has that right, including the atheists and agnostics who would be opposed to their gaining influence.
You don't see me wringing my hands because radical Islamists were elected in Palestine . . . . . so long as they face a second and third election down the road where the people can turf them if they're unhappy about policies leaning towards hard core religion.
If we can question it as a sham...then a government should surely have the right to determine it is just that.
No. That would violate the concept of separation of church and state.
Cowperson
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Well we agree to disagree Mr Person. There are hundreds of countries that dont have an "electorate". Do I like that system? Nope....but it is their system and in China it serves Billions of people. Those Billions appear content to live within those boundaries....at this point. Those boundaries suggest that the "few can and do make rules".
Countries such as Canada, the USA,, Britain, etc etc are also completely aware of this type of Government, yet feel free to have complete diplomacy and allow their corporate citizens to set up shop within Chinese borders. I guess democracy is what you make of it...our Governments dont seem to mind selling their wares to the Billions, even with limitations. Simply because they are not set up like western civilization doesnt make them bad...or worse. They are different.
You might not be wringing your hands about radical Muslims, but there might be millions of others who do. Those parties are all organized and controlled by religious militants...the exact thing I am against.
The fact that these political parties are controlled by organizations whose bottom line is an adherence to a specific type of religion obviously dont understand the separation of church and state either.