Which social system would you prefer? |
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Sharia Law |
Blair Law / Authoritarian Britain |
Laissez-Faire Capitalism |
can't eat certain meat / foods as stipulated by Allah |
can't eat certain foods as stipulated by health agency, education agency etc |
eat what you like (but no poisoning others) |
can't lend money on interest |
can lend money on interest but govt. controls interest rate (it could be 0 such as in Japan so then it would be Sharia) |
bank how you like (but no fraud) |
alcohol is banned |
alcohol is allowed, but only with permission of govt and after paying a fine |
drink what you like |
polygamy is allowed so that one man can be responsible for multiple families |
polygamy is banned but we're all responsible for each others' families through social security, NHS, education etc. |
individuals are responsible for themselves and the consequences of their own actions only |
everything belongs to God |
everything potentially belongs to the state (nothing stops a law being passed to take anything away from anyone or stop anyone doing anything) |
all property is privately owned |
economy is strictly controlled |
economy is strictly controlled |
work how you like |
a tithe of 2.5% is taken from all Muslims |
a tithe of 40% is taken from all earners (tax to GDP) |
0% is taken from anyone (police etc are funded by lottery and voluntary contract insurance) |
the needy and suffering receive assistance from the state |
the needy and suffering receive ever increasing assistance from the state which is achieved by increasingly punishing the unneedy and unsuffering |
the genuinely needy and suffering receive assistance from willing private citizens |
praying to Allah at certain times of day is mandatory |
praying is not mandatory, but paying for others to do so is under employment law |
your superstitions are your own business but don't compel others to conform to your unenlightened opinions |
the law is fixed so everyone knows where they are |
the law is fluid amounting to tyranny - anything can become law with no limits other than a simple majority in the Commons. In addition there's Euro Law and executive orders with few limits. |
the law is limited by a constitution preventing tyranny and enshrining freedom through individual rights |
dress is strictly controlled |
dress is not controlled except in schools where religion must be taken into account |
wear what you like; if you run a school, you make the rules |
writing and speech are strictly controlled |
writing and speech are not controlled, unless it might offend religions or races or some other group that complains enough to Parliament |
say what you like |
women are oppressed |
men are oppressed through employment law demanding women are paid the same even if they do less work in a particular job |
no one is oppressed |
the state spreads the word of Islam through its schools and mosques |
the state spreads various government messages through its schools, TV ads, billboards and control of broadcasting licences |
the state does not interfere in schools nor use the media |
Here's my Vote: |
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Sharia Law |
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Blair Law |
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Capitalism |
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