A government that wishes to avoid rebellion must encourage
each citizen to share his belief, and only create laws that balance the
contrasting mindsets.
I think that a law becomes futile if it directly conflicts with someone's belief. It is impossible to force a belief upon someone, and they will not adhere to a law that forces a certain belief upon them. Governments have a duty to ensure all citizens are safe, but beyond that all legislation must have knowing consent from the citizens or it will lead to conflict. Do I get that across in the thesis?
Nick- your thesis is really intriguing I just have trouble seeing how it plays out in real life. The first thing that came to mind to me is how do you possibly create laws that balance contrasting mindsets for issues such as gay marriage or abortion? In these cases, it seems as though no law could ever satisfy all parties involved, so do you think it's best to compromise? I also wonder what your definition of rebellion is, and whether rebellion always a bad thing? Obviously, no government wants its' laws to be broken, but I wonder if there is room to include causes and effects of rebellion and why it should be avoided.
ReplyDeleteHow does the government encourage the sharing of beliefs? Through laws? Also the end is a bit awkward, maybe add "of individuals" at the end
, or something along those lines. I completely agree that it is useless to force laws on people whose beliefs will prevent them from obeying the laws. I'm sure this a problem that most democracies in today's society face, and I admire you for tackling it in your thesis!
ReplyDeleteI feel like we went through this in class.
ReplyDeleteCareful about the interchangability (in your words) of law and government. Careful about giving agency to that which does not have it. Careful about structuring around the ideal when you ought to be working within the plausible.
Don't you have to times to follow laws you don't believe in. Can you really find compromises that create laws that everyone agrees with. "Share his believes"--isn't this just the first amendment.
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