Friday, January 13, 2012
Do you think that some political beliefs are inherently better than others?
Take for instance ideas from the far left and far right. Can we ascribe any evilness, or lack of virtue, to either political view. I read a post that said that socialism was immoral. How can they make that statement logically? If you say from a historical perspective, we would have to acknowledge that some (if not all) capitalistic societies committed very evil acts to its own citizens, and to those abroad. And do you know of any "pure" Socialist nation? Certainly not Russia, China, or N. Korea. The writer Orwell was at least a democratic socialist sympathizer. But his hing look at totalitarianism, in his book 1984, is proof of where his heart and mind was at. If we use the Bible as the final court of arbitration, as some Christians. We find in the OT, acts of civility to the poor and disenfranchised. The law of gleaning is a perfect example. And that was a law instituted by the big guy Himself. And the teachings of Christ, in my opinion, is far from promoting Capitalism. Christ seemed to find problems and fixed them. Imagine Christ charging money for making bread out of thin air. And eliminated the competition. He would have made a killing (pun intended). So, could someone tell me what makes your political view inherently better than mine. Or are political views a matter of times and conditions. And are no way to be compared to the inherent virtues of good and evil. Thank you for your time and response.
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