How to recognize a civilized country.
May 17th, 2008 by Erich ViethDavid Horton asks “How do you recognize a civilized country?” He has a list of 25 criteria so far. Here are the first six:
1. The military-industrial complex plays no role in government.
2. Religion plays a very small role in society, not forbidden, but not compulsory.
3. Scientists, teachers, nurses, artists, are all valued more than sports people and celebrities.
4. Speech is free and the media varied.
5. There are few if any guns.
6. The environment is cared for.
December 18th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Thats funny that he needs 25 because I only need 1
1: A civilization is a society or culture group normally defined as a complex society characterized by the practice of agriculture and settlement in cities. Compared with other cultures, members of a civilization are organized into a diverse division of labor and an intricate social hierarchy. (Wikipedia)
December 18th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Rumrunner: I see civilized countries as being a subset within civilizations. Not all “civilizations” are “civilized.”