America....Missionary for Democracy

Every great religion owed its growth to the patronage of great kings. Buddhism made great inroads into the population of India and neighboring countries when King Ashok embraced it as the official religion. Through his influence the doctrines and practice of the Gautama Buddha rapidly replaced the spiritual practice of Indians who were predominantly Hindus. Nepal and Tibet as well as neighboring China quickly followed suit and invited missionaries to teach the new doctrines. Christianity gained many converts when King Constantine became a Christian at the behest of his mother who was first to convert and Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire supplanting other religions and beliefs within the kingdom. The great Christian push for colonies were carried out by the mighty armies of the Holy Roman Empire.

Islam was also spread by the sword and great victories in many battles by the armies of Mohammed swept away the primitive religions of the desert. Islam has always been and continues to be a missionary religion and in its present-day incarnation is carried out more violently by Fundamentalist Islamists invoking the favorite doctrine of warlike missionaries of different persuasions both Christian and Muslim namely, Holy War or Jihad.as it is known in Islam.

America also had its share of missionary zeal for the Christian faith. In the past her armies largely accompanied or followed soon after the forays into the heathen lands by Christian missionaries which established themselves in many parts of the world. These days America is preoccupied with trade and has become a fierce proponent of Democracy. In earlier doctrines America has quietly tolerated and often actively abetted the rise and rule of military Dictatorships if that meant enough peace to enable the Multinationals to operate and flouorish. After the dictatorships became distastefully oppressive to its people and after waves and waves of clashes between government troops and the masses, America was forced to change its doctrine and distance herself from her erstwhile allies and comrades. That these dictatorships were perversely proclaimed as Democratic was an expression of arrogance by those in power.