Do you believe this statement can stop Wars in our world?

Question

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war.”
Popularized by Bob Marley in the song War
This is a spech giving by Haille selasie of Ethiopia to the U.N, do you think it is a very thoughtful statement?

Answer 1

I don't understand to what point equal rights will permeate into conflicts that present a different reason behind them. They may be cloaked under the cause of freedom however never seem to work at reducing equality. I don't think any speech can stop wars until more keep saying it until everybody is shouting it out.

Answer 2

the first wars in the empires where about race , and superiority but now there are others sins like power, money. So there is a lot more work to do . so many things to change before ending war. I think we should first stop manufacturing guns and missiles all over the world then sit and talk about ending war. Why build missiles if we don't want war??? why nuclear weapon why some countries got the right to have nuclear weapons and some don't have this right???. NO NUCLEAR WEAPON. NO WEAPON FOR ANYBODY. THEN AFTER WE WILL TRY TO CLEAN OUR INNER SPIRIT AND END GREED, POWER

Answer 3

It is an insightful look at the causes of war. The race factor is the first to jump out at everyone but he is also addressing another more far reaching problem. Poverty. I believe that most people in the world only want to live a peaceful life. They want to be able to feed, shelter and protect their families. It is the immoral acts of our governments and politicians that are at the root of most conflict. I believe HIM Haile Selassie I has addressed some of the most fundamental causes of war.

Answer 4

It is a very thoughtful, but very Utopian ideal. In a perfect world, it would certainly lessen the number of wars, but we unfortunately do not live in a perfect world. There will always be xenophobes and those who consider themselves better than others. And even if we managed to achieve that lofty goal, there would still be wars over whose land is whose, and who can control the resources of an area.

Answer 5

No, because it doesn't reflect either human history or human nature.

The idea that all wars are caused by racism is popular, but a glance at history shows that it isn't true. Germans fight the French (often) . . . they're both pretty white. And the Chinese fight the Vietnamese (often), and plenty of nations fight civil wars, which are often the most ferocious of all.

And people fight wars because we're not naturally all that nice. Its not moral failing, its our nature. Our nature can be improved upon with effort and reflection, though . . .

Answer 6

Not a chance. This is a nice and a fine statement and a good one by which to live, but it's unrealistic. Read the speeches of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. His, too, were dead-on perfect and did no good. Keep trying, though. Something has to change and, perhaps, it will you, or someone just like you, who makes the change.

Answer 7

It is incredibly well thought out. Unfortunately, though, as long as we have billionaire oil men, we will have wars. More wars are fought for greed than over race, and tyranny is in the eye of the citizens it is effecting.

Answer 8

Nice sentiments, but Capitalism is the root of wars.. material greed a system based on limitless need for money and profit at the expense of others

Answer 9

No, it is an idealized vision. War isn't about the color of skin. Blacks terrorize other blacks in Africa. Koreans torture fellow Koreans. Chinese do the same. It's men keeping their fellow man down for the sake of power and cold hard cash.
Yes, it is thoughtful.

Answer 10

Yes, I think it is a thoughtful statement. Unfortunately, this statement will not stop wars. There are other motives for war not listed in this statement, like power, money, and greed.