the world will be a more peaceful place if USA was de-miltarized..& religions scrapped agree?

Question

ok thanks for your insulting answers, maybe the world would be more peaceful if you all had manners
you yanks wonder why your hated!! look at your answers duh

Answer 1

in a way you have a point 50/50
usa blame religious muslims for terroism
muslims blame usa for terroism

Answer 2

The USA is the only strong, stable force in the world right now! If the USA were to be "demilitarized" the IslamoFacisits would have nothing stopping them. And if a few years the world would be a smouldering radioactive rock at best. Or the survivors would be living like our ancestors did in the year 800 AD!

The only religion that need scrapping is Islam. Unless that religion truely becomes a religion of peace, the world would be better off if they all became something, anything else!

Answer 3

First of all...let me apologize on behalf of the people who have insulted you for having a view in their replies.

My answer?
Absolutely not.

I am not a philosopher and have not researched this (if any research could be done) BUT...here goes:

It is my opinion that in order for the world to be a better place, the citizens must have freedom. Our military strength is part of why we enjoy so much freedom...and believe me, we enjoy a lot more freedom than most countries (this was not always so-but we are talking about the present). I agree that if every nation de-militarized, then it would be a better place-but this simply won't happen-ever-not trying to be a pessimist-but I think most would agree that although mankind has a good nature, they also have an evil one and there will always be war mongering, hate filled people who wish to dominate and control and abuse others.

If other nations are not demilitarized, then it would be unwise for the US to do so. Right now, we are able to thwart attacks (most of the time)simply because our military and economic power are so strong. Unfortunately, there have been times when this strength have been misused...unfortunately, international politics is a dog eat dog world and being a bully often is necessary for us to maintain the freedoms we enjoy.

As far as religion goes...it is not religion that makes people good or bad...they already are. Some people will do good in the name of religion while others choose to do bad and claim religion as their excuse. This does not make the religion in of itself bad. In the US, there are a few 'radicals', such as Fred Phelps out of Topeka who has a vendetta agaoinst homosexuals...and spreads his hate mongering propeganda through a religious message. But it is not the religion that causes him to be evil-he quotes the Bible in bits and pieces and fails to take into account the context and the 'whole picture'.

I cannot speak for sure on Islam...but it is my understanding that American Muslims are taught to live in peace and harmony with their neighbors.

The problem with religion is when the government gets involved. It is not Islam that breeds terrorism-it is the exploitation of the faithful's beliefs and hate mongering propeganda that is taught in the name of religion that breeds evil and terrorism. It was the same during the Roman Empire. They claimed Christianity as the official religion and did horrible evil and war mongering in the name of Christianity.

So there's my two cents.

Answer 4

Whether its religion or military or whatever, they all control how we feel. I dnt agree with scrapping religion, i mean people are entitiled to their beliefs. However, as for the peaceful part of the question, i think its a losing battle because you tell me who really wants peace if they are getting rich and they are happy then who cares about the lesser socities? I use the term "They" in reference to the powerful people who really control us, Bush, Blair. The point of Going to Iraq was to solve the violence and war problems so they can live in peace. We (well I) belived that then, but now? what difference do we really see? absolutely nothing, and infact the only difference that has caught my eye is the rising price of fuel and the taz we pay, and therefore who gets richer?...the same people who promised "peace". As long as there is a financial divide the world will never be a peaceful place. I put emphasis on finance division, rather than other division simply because money makes people hungry for more money and then it comes to corruption and the fall begins...

Answer 5

Hmm, I'm really not sure about that. We, generally, do our best to be inbetween the thugs and the normal people. If the US were to totally de-militarize, China would invade Taiwan, N.Korea would launch nukes at who knows who, Iran would invade Iraq, one half of the adult population of Mexico would take a ride on the first train here, various African strongmen would invade their neighboring strongmen, India and Pakistan might seriously consider escalation of hostilities, the guerrilas in South America would be able to consolidate their holdings and advance their progress, and them tricky Canadian would take Michigan (lol). We, generally, help to keep some semblance of order in the world.

You can't get rid of religion. It's people's dearest beliefs. China has tried. They are coming down pretty hard on that meditation group, Phallon Gong, or whatever. I've heard the Chinese government kidnaps, executes, and sells the organs of movement members. They consider them a threat to the State. France, during it's revolution, tried to suppress religious expression, but had to admit defeat.
A world without weapons or theological conflict is an Ideal. Ideals are like Perfection. It's something like a guideline, but will never be a part of physical reality. imo.

Answer 6

Despite what the media world likes to tell us, the US military really does help keep the world a more peaceful place, even if that means fighting a war here and there to take the reall bad people out. If we demilitarized, everyone from Mexico, Middle East, Japan, etc would be more than happy to come take our country over and remilitarize it under their rule. I would not like that, and I think most americans would agree that it would be a sorry state of affairs.

Answer 7

The thing about this question that makes me laugh is that you do not realize what you are asking! You see by asking this question you are exercising your first amendment right - the freedom of speech. You are also free to criticize to government and the Military. People like you don't realize what you are putting at stake by asking this question. What would you do if some other nation came to America with the sole intent to over though or government and discontinue our civil liberties. Who are you going to go to for help. You have no government to defend you and you don't want there to be a military so be prepared to charge the invades with your attitude and a butter knife. If you have a gun I suggest that you buy a lot of bullets because the other side is going to have unlimited amo. Think about that the next time you are at home begging to have the rights you love and are exercising you to ripped away from you.

Answer 8

My first reaction is to just say "you're an idiot". You want the military to stay home and not help any more? Cool with us. We'd love nothing more. Just need to get all those countries to stop calling us and begging for help. If you knew anything other than your shoes size (and that's in question) you would know that we have not been the aggressor in any of the actions we are involved in. Religion scrapped too? My what a hateful insecure Lil person you are. Were you a latchkey kid?

Answer 9

In the last century, non-religious Nazis, non-religious Japanese Imperialists and non-religous communists in China, Russia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Cuba and Africa murdered over 100,000,000 of their own people and engaged in bloody conflicts. How does this translate in the concept that it is religion that is the problem?

You also have to realize that in many parts of the world, religion is tribal in nature, and that political lines follow religious and tribal lines. The atrocity in Rwanda (800,000 murdered) was not about religion. The Sudanese Arab Muslims murdered black Muslim, so it was not about religion. The decades long conflict in Congo is not about religion.

Now, yes, some religions do seem to exhort violence, like the religions of the Islamic jihadists and terrorists. But blaming religion for all the world violence is not supported by history.

Answer 10

No. That thought is rather illogical.
The U.S. military is not the cause of conflict--it is used for such, however.
I see you (as many others) have fallen for the nonsense that, religion(s) cause(s) conflict. That is technically untrue. It is the lack of observance of the true religion (Christianity), that is the root cause of strife. If everyone did as God commands, there would be peace--but with most of the world immersed in what are actually man-made religions (e.g., Islam, Buddhism, Protestantism, Hinduism, ect.), there isn't much chance that all people can be united in peace.
The usual reason for war, however, is land acquistition...

Answer 11

Let's see... If we had not defeated the Nazi's in WWII, the world would be a more peaceful place... If we had not defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War, the world would be a more peaceful place... If we had not liberated Kuwait from Iraq, the world would be a more peaceful place... Makes sense to me.

PS: Try graduating from Middle School before you ask such a question.