What was Syria like before the war

Re:What was Syria like before the war by easilyBored on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @03:09PM (#14412618)

The saying is "A democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch"

By democracy I mean a system where basic human rights are protected and cannot be voted out. Would most Saudis, in a fair vote, allow for Catholic Churches to be open here? If the answer is no (and I think it is) then democracy is bad. Same for women rights, criticizing their faith, gay rights etc.

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Re:What was Syria like before the war by orf on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @08:24PM (#14414494)

Given the current US climate I think a public vote about mosques being allowed might well fail.

Gay rights in the USA is a fairly recent thing in the scheme of things, and it's still not evenly distributed or enforced across states.

And if you think you can get into any public office in a large number of states if you criticize Christianity or even support a women's right to abortion, let alone gay rights, you must be joking.

All I'm saying is America isn't a basition of equal rights by a lot of measures, some in name more than in practice. The last lynching was in 1981 for Christ's sake. So lambasting other countries for not being so tolerant is not a great point to make, IMO.

1. https://www.aclu.org/map/nationwide-anti-mosque-activity

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Re:What was Syria like before the war by gm-conspiracy on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @04:29PM (#14413187)

So majority rule is bad if you don't agree with the majority?

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Re:What was Syria like before the war by eveningcoffee on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @05:37PM (#14413665)

You may be interested to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority

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