RE: Atheists aren't always intelligent or reasonable or rational
December 15, 2012 at 8:30 am
(This post was last modified: December 15, 2012 at 8:40 am by Whateverist.)
(December 14, 2012 at 12:35 pm)Gooders1002 Wrote:(December 14, 2012 at 12:06 pm)Dee Dee Ramone Wrote: This man is gay, for 100% sure.Agreeded
But I don't think he likes it if he even knows.
(December 15, 2012 at 8:05 am)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: First off all a extremist to me, is a person who has lost the conection with reality and desperatly holds to delusions which in reality could have dangerous effects.
To me this contradicts the values represented in a republic, which is one of the main reason why approve of the banning of extremist groups and their exclusion from the democratic debate.
Are you seriously suggesting that raving lunatics should be prevented from holding office or engaging in political discourse? Hmmm.
I'm not sure we can eliminate the republican party that easily, though I appreciate the suggestion. Seriously though, as messy as it is, democracy is probably best served with full inclusion. China regularly disallows political participation on such grounds as you suggest but I don't think they do so very fairly. I don't trust that any authority could be trusted to make that determination without abusing its power.
