Christoffer
Puritan Board Sophomore
Hello
I am trying to understand the necessity of civil religion under socialism. Rousseau for example states the necessity of the governed to confess loyalty and a set of beliefs that correspond to the will of the sovereign.
Why is this necessary? Once you grant omnipotence to the sovereign it does not seem relevant what people believe anymore - they can simply be coerced to comply anyway or just killed. The sovereign has a monopoly on violence. Why would it be in the interest of the state that the governed love the laws?
I am trying to understand the necessity of civil religion under socialism. Rousseau for example states the necessity of the governed to confess loyalty and a set of beliefs that correspond to the will of the sovereign.
Why is this necessary? Once you grant omnipotence to the sovereign it does not seem relevant what people believe anymore - they can simply be coerced to comply anyway or just killed. The sovereign has a monopoly on violence. Why would it be in the interest of the state that the governed love the laws?