What is more dangerous in a country, having a country run by a corrupt government, or having a series of religious persecution events in the country? In fact, having a mixture of both is something that makes a country the place where survival becomes impossible.
When you talk about such a situation, currently, there are a number of countries that are actually practicing such a situation. Among these many countries, one such country that has been there in talks always is North Korea. The country is at mercy due to the political and religious trauma that the citizens are right now. It is still a wait-and-watch show of whether any action can be taken against the country to save the people trying to survive there.
What happens when there is a dangerous mix between corrupt governments and religion? Here are some of the things that can be understood.
Expenditure on the wrong motives
One of the most dangerous things of having corrupt governments is that the citizens are denied proper facilities and basic requirements. The Government authorities in such a situation do not pay attention to the development of the nation, rather they look out ways to fill in their treasures with the money earned from the citizen in terms of taxes.
Over this, if the angle of religion is added, this becomes an even dangerous combination. The Government will start investing money on religious events and activities on one particular stratum, the strata in which the Government belongs too. Most commonly, the Government authorities will be from a stratum that is a majority in the country. In such a situation, the money will be invested in developing religious houses of one religion and others will be denied basic rights. Such a situation actually makes survival much difficult.
Loss of Freedom
Corrupt governments can bring disaster on the country but when religious persecution is also added to it, it brings disaster on the citizens of the country too. Again one of the finest examples here is that of North Korea where the supreme ruler of the country Kim Jong-un has taken up the freedom of the citizens. In this country, no one is free to practice their individual religious beliefs and all they have to do is to pray Kim.
The rules of this country are so much harsh that thinking of taking a trip to this country will give you nightmares. The citizens cannot laugh at their own will and it is mandatory to cry when someone in the royal family dies. Similar to this, there are many more such absurd rules in this country that has to be followed other the punishments are even weirder such as execution and punishing the next three generations of the person.
Loss of Control over Mob
One of the countries that suits in this point is Egypt. The ratio of Christians in this Muslim country is just 11%. Though the country officials have always stated that Egypt maintains a religious harmony, there have been a number of incidents that take place tormenting the minorities of the country. While the Muslims of the country enjoy respect towards their religious beliefs, the Christians have to face a hard time even while praying at the church.
There have been incidents where mobs enter the church and disturb the peace there or harass the Christians in general places. Their local police authorities take actions against such crimes from time to time but there have been no such strict verdict or rules conducted from the Government to stop such events.
Religion is known to be something that helps an individual in learning the right way to live life. But when people start misusing religion, this becomes a problem not just for the community but at times for the whole country. In such a situation, when the Government is also corrupt and biased, this leads to even more complications and a pity situation for the people from other communities or religions.
Corrupt governments and misuse of religion together is actually dangerous not just for the citizens but also for the economic and overall growth of the country. There are already a few examples in the world of the same and it can be just hoped that there are no more additions to this list in the future.
