At this point I am just glad to be sitting on my couch. Friday I traveled from Louisville to a town near Memphis with my dad, only to return the next morning. Rather than making it back to Louisville though, I opted to be dropped off in Bowling Green, Ky. I arrived in Louisville around 3 AM.
It has been an interesting weekend. I’ll add the stories from the trip to my ever-growing list of things I should have done yesterday.
I will mention a concept that I began considering recently though…
There seems to be an inconsistency within the idea of ‘democracy on the move.’ I refer to the way the spread of democracy is framed in modern politics. Generally, the idea means that governments are overthrown by a democratic society in order to give the population of a country democracy.
The idea of pushing democracy in this fashion seems odd. I am not sure what I think, but I do feel the more abstract question raised is, “Is it a moral obligation to ensure civil liberties?” If so, one could claim that democracy should be forcefully spread if necessary.
Any thoughts?
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Judah,
Although I have decided to "post anonymously" I would imagine by my addressing you as "Judah" will probably give away my identity... *sigh*
I have been doing a lot of pondering on a related topic lately. I am beginning to have my doubts about the economic system we are operating under in this "democracy on the move". I am beginning to think that the some of the greatest minds of English Catholicism (and one Roman Pontiff) may have had the "right idea". The idea (or system) to which I refer is called distributism (also called distributionism or distributivism). To put it simply - it's like Chesterton quipped, "The problem with capitalism is that there are not enough capitalists". And so it goes...
If you wish to read an papal encyclical that begins to address the qualms I am beginning to have with our current system I would refer you to "Rerum Novarum" written by Pope Leo XIII on May 15, 1891.
I have enjoyed reading your previous posts too... just thought I would be noticed more if I responded to the latest.
Come to Cancun!
IC XC
Anon. ;)
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