Recent Dyalogues in Political Systems/Philosophies
Jan 2010
Would a socialist United States, complete with constitutional rights and other benefits of our legal system, be such a bad thing?
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CompletedUpdated on Jan 28, 2010I think that a socialist united states would be good because everyone would have a job provided by the government, as well as their constitutional rights. Also, it would also create incentive to work because everyone would be payed based on how hard they worked.
Apr 2009
Is it right for a nation to have a state religion?
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CompletedUpdated on Apr 25, 2009Several countries from the past to the present have modeled their governments and made their laws based on a state religion. Almost every country has had at least one predominant religion, which also became the basis for everyday life including politics. But by the Middle Ages, each nation or ruler had picked a state religion, such as Buddhism for Asoka, Islam for the Mughals, Christianity for Charlemagne and now to do this day state religions exist, especially in the Middle East. Islam is the center of everything in those nations with majority of the population Muslims, the federal law based on sharia law. However is it truly right for a nation to proclaim one religion above all?
