[prometheus76]

Liberal democracy is rooted in Christian ethics. It does not make sense to a Muslim culture or the Chinese culture.

[thrance]

Christian ethics? What is that exactly?

IIRC, "Christianity" used to be very much tied to monarchy in Europe, as well as feudalism. Then it was used to justify slavery. Then apartheid. And now it's sometimes used to justify stripping minorities of their rights.

There is no Christian ethics, only people justifying there political views by invoking Jesus.

[wat10000]

I imagine the people of Malaysia and Taiwan would be surprised to learn this.

[red-iron-pine]

Or Indonesia. Or Turkey, which has a long history of Democracy stemming from Attaturk

[red-iron-pine]

Ancient Greece sure as hell wasn't Christian

[1718627440]

But Christian swallowed Greece Philosophy, until to the point where it is a core part of Christianity. There are much less a break between different high-cultures as people make it be after the fact, but more of a continuous morphing into each other.

[burnerzzzzz]

No evidence supports this. “Rule by the people” is in no why an idea unique to Christians. This is simply false info

[thomassmith65]

Democracy is pre-Christian.

Liberalism is rooted in Christian sectarianism.