Originally Posted by
david44
Cannot really blame Wahabism on the Americans considering he preched in 1700s
While many Europeans arrived Palestine after WW2 many arrived before, Leabanon was a French Colony and Gaza under teh British Empire.
It is interesting in times of rapid change that social conservatives react as we can see in E Europe and Asia
Many things that are acceptable in individual choice in the educated developed mainly democratic republics were once anathema
Ability for all to vote for the head of state
No capital punishment ( in case of unfixable miscarriage)
To peacefully practice your private beliefs in private, backed by a constiutional right enforceable in court
Habeas Corpus
Non political courts separate from government
Right to leave your homeland, access to passports at affordable price etc
Right to marry freely
Right of adults to own real estate property and intellectual property
There are very few countries that tick all the boxes France Germany,Austria, Czech Republic Finland Ireland Greenland Iceland come to mind and the only one with a half decent climate Portugal
In Poland Macedonia Slovakia we are seeing courts intimidated and same sex marriage and access to abortion contraception is less free