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Originally posted by AmarylandPsycho
Is it right for everyone to have the basic God given rights of Life Liberty and Property? Yes. Its for these reason that Bush remains the horse im backing. No amount of debate and discussion can persuade me to vote for a person who doesn't have the same beliefs I do.
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Very eloquent, no doubt, but is it true? If "life, liberty, and property" was a "God given right", it would be far more universal than it is or ever has been, and other cultures would be far more receptive to it than they are. The truth is that "democracy" and "liberty" as most in the West understand them have flourished only in the West and only in fairly recent eras.
What that means is that attempts to implant, spread or enforce democracy where it has no historical roots and doesn't belong will not only fail but will most likely create chaos and eventually tyranny—which is why such policies are a dangerous idea.