I believe there is no time for war, but I do believe in self defense. There are not many circumstances that can not be mediated peacefully. I do not believing in taking lives of soldiers; the politicians that declare war do not suffer many consequences of the battle field. Young men go over seas and are forced to kill opposing soldiers that may not necessarily believe in the "bad" cause. By killing these men, relatives such as mothers, wives and children are left in mourning. Going to war does not just have economical and death side effects within a country, but it hurts the entire world. The global economy is interdependent, and a bombing on a car manufacturing plant in China has the potential to sky rocket the cost of cars. High costs are not taken well in many economies.
Diplomacy and agreements are more respectable than war. If the other country does not wish to be peaceful, then our country should astrange the opponent in ways such as embargo. The country may initiate aggressive attacks. Ofcourse, there is a need for defense. An enemy should be fought off and high security measures should be put in place, but there is no need to stage acts of retaliation. As a Christian nation, The US believes in forgiveness. We should not have the eye for an eye mentality. It is only a country's responsibility to protect the lives of its own citizens, so war is negative in any case. Not going to war could make a country look week, but would uphold moral standards, so it is the better alternative.
War can stimulate an economy, too, and has in the past. In WWI, for example, sewing machine companies were instead using their machines to make pistols, and the food and arms productions actually made our employment rate and general economy better than a peaceful existence.
ReplyDeleteThis also put a lot more women in the workforce as factory workers and manufacturers since the men were overseas and the call for supplies was still great.
Hence, where this came from:
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War can stimulate an economy, too, and has in the past. In WWI, for example, sewing machine companies were instead using their machines to make pistols, and the food and arms productions actually made our employment rate and general economy better than a peaceful existence.
ReplyDeleteWar had also put a lot more women in the workforce by the second World War. They were hired as factory workers, manufacturers, and even helped construct bombers since the men were overseas and the call for supplies was still very great.
In WWII, the production demand and lack of men generated this:
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