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Tenzin
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Obviously, As a Catholic, I am fully confident in any form of government she is.
Since you refer to Zhang Weiwei’s videos, I think he sums it nicely.
People in the U.S. are fine with the current government and China theirs. Personally, I think people know what is best. Some people like politics taken off their back while other want to participate. I agree the Catholic Church’s governance has lasted for a long time. In this case, I think the reason is lay people are more susceptible to pressure and give in to many teachings quickly. That is close to the reason many Protestant churches have varying social teachings. I could see the College of Cardinals being a sort of meritocracy and the Cardinals are raised based on performance but what do I know of the working of the Holy Spirit. Meritocracy is a new buzzword. If a politician governs well based on some metric, he can be promoted. However, a consultative democracy could decide not just based on economic performance but Human rights and trustworthiness as well. I think t
Since you refer to Zhang Weiwei’s videos, I think he sums it nicely.
People in the U.S. are fine with the current government and China theirs. Personally, I think people know what is best. Some people like politics taken off their back while other want to participate. I agree the Catholic Church’s governance has lasted for a long time. In this case, I think the reason is lay people are more susceptible to pressure and give in to many teachings quickly. That is close to the reason many Protestant churches have varying social teachings. I could see the College of Cardinals being a sort of meritocracy and the Cardinals are raised based on performance but what do I know of the working of the Holy Spirit. Meritocracy is a new buzzword. If a politician governs well based on some metric, he can be promoted. However, a consultative democracy could decide not just based on economic performance but Human rights and trustworthiness as well. I think t
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