It ought to be that anybody who declares that their allegiance to their religion comes before their allegiance to democracy is simply unelectable
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Regarding this ridiculous article entitled "Protecting Democracy Comes Before Promoting Faith," I must say, this is most ironic, for Daniel Dennett is an enemy of democracy. He demonstrates here that he doesn't know the meaning of the word. He's nothing more than a fanatical anti-religious bigot, who has been given a soapbox by you fine people.
Let us forget the inane babbling of the man that constitutes the bulk of the article. The title is sufficient for analysis.
Protecting democracy comes before promoting faith. Think hard on it. Let us define democracy together. George Bernard Shaw said that it is that form of government by which the people deserve their leaders. This is true. As Dennett is so fond of bringing to light radical Islamic movements in obscure parts of the world in order to shock his silly audience into a noble anti-religious fervor (As if history is devoid of radical Islamic activity! As if Islam can honestly be compared to Christianity! It can't!), I shall invoke the case of Hamas. Here we have evil men elected by an obvious petty people. Fair enough. Good thing they happen to be in a desert somewhere far from here. The fact is, however, a democratic government is supposed to reflect the will of the people. That our government generally does not is beside the point at the moment. Suffice it to say, we understand democracy to mean self-government.
Now, let us define religion, shall we? It is easy. It is what someone believes. We need not go any farther. For there is no special distinction between my belief in God, and my belief in Daniel Dennett. They're both real, and the latter thinks he is the former. For the latter, Mr. Daniel Dennett, wants to save democracy by telling the people to put aside their beliefs for the sake of self-government! Are the people supposed to take this nonsense seriously? They do not. Only the fools among us do.
Protecting Democracy Comes Before Promoting Faith... Translation: Promoting Self-Government Comes Before Your Beliefs. Which is to say, Dennetts version of self-government means nothing at all. I say, promote democracy BY promoting YOUR faith! For that is your voice, and it should resound through all the legislative chambers, in the courts, and the White House. THAT is self-government. And if the will of the people should ever fail the cause of righteousness, by God, we'll deserve our leaders. Tufts certainly deserves their professors.
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