• Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    Largely, much of this hyper-religious policy comes from a lack of material development and mass industrialization. Advancing mode of production generally results in a more secular society with more progressive laws.

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      6 months ago

      That’s true. Though some of the most economically prosperous nations still prefer to live with Islamic laws. The UAE has a higher per capita GDP than the US and still bases their legal system heavily on sharia law. I think sometimes it comes down to cultural differences more than material ones. Oman and Saudi Arabian also score very high on the human development index, but still prefer many ‘hyper-religious’ policies.

      In general I think the trend is towards secular society with improved material conditions, but it can get dicey to try and prescribe a secular state on people who aren’t ready for it.

      Regardless of the civil structure, if even just a fraction of what is currently spent on the IDF could go towards reparations and reconstruction, it would be amazing to see how quickly material conditions improve.

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        6 months ago

        I wouldn’t say GDP per Capita is the measure, but largely Mode of Production, and even then it’s a lagging indicator as movements must be had.

        I do agree though, more spending on reparations and reconstruction and less on genocide would be amazing.