Sanctity of individual as representation of god.

'Iranian cleric urges executing some protesters,"

Walt Whitman the American poet celebrated the follies and divinity in all of us.Reading this AP story where some cleric urged executing some protesters caught my eye.The story also mentioned that in theocratic Iran power of Supreme leader came from god and was without question.He is chosen by select clerics of the country.It is not the democracy of the masses or of the all equal autonomous humans.This statement by an important cleric is matter of concern as they have absolute power of the state.

Karl Marx challenged the divinity and power of the church as the tool of the capitalist. In his name many atrocities have been committed including Gulags of Stalin,cultural revolution and reeducation of china,North Korea and its idolatry,50 year rule of Fidel Castro.Communism if it had any success ,it is questionable because of its intent on total control of thought.Communists
of China are succeeding to deliver the development by adopting state capitalism as the model.As a large capitalist enterprise they are able to take advantage of efficiencies of scale ,prudent central planning.In next thirty years we will know if it will develop into a model where autonomy of individual will be established or not.Will it deliver better services and freedom of and from thought.

Divine absolute power of ruler has been cut down ,last Bastian of such dictum may be in some Islamic majority countries .Largest populated Islamic countries are choosing democracy with all its flaws associated with individual freedom.Examples are Indonesia ,Bangladesh, Pakistan. .Hopefully Iraq and Afghanistan will join this group.

Democracies after 80 or so years while maturing face unusual challenges .We need to be vigilant so that this does not create hardship in the society.