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Originally posted by MichaelMyers
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.
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If life, freedom and property are not from God then where could they come from? For me, My faith in God is what lets me know that these are rights everyone is entitled to. Now what political system allows people to experience these freedoms is no concern of mine just that they are allowed to have them. In my belief we as humans should not impede anothers availibility to experience these rights. But it is God creation and at any time he may ask us to endure slavery, hardship, and even death.