do you think America has been justified in the way in which it has acquired its power and territory?

Question

Since the days of the Exploration and subsequent colonization, America has used many methods and means to promote itself, to grow and to prosper. Along the way, many cultures, tribes and other groups of people have fallen victim to America's hunger to expand. Considering where we are today, econimoically, militarily and spiritually,

Answer 1

Not at all.

Answer 2

Historically, America is no different than any other country (or tribe, or clan, or race, or religion, or corporation, or...) which has expanded forcefully into regions which belonged to others, over the thousands of years of human history. I doubt very much that any country in existance can claim it's history is clean of such 'takeovers.' So, are humans ever justified when the ascendance of their 'kind' occurs to the detriment of other humans? Who among us is in a position to judge?

Theoretically, we're evolving; humanity as a whole seems to be developing a conscience. Many countries, America included, have developed laws to protect 'basic human rights'. We avow that these basic rights are intrinsic to every human being, and that the purpose of 'civilized' society is to protect those rights. So, when said civilized societies abrogate those rights, ostensibly in order to protect them, or to further spread civilization, it's always a hypocritical act. It's no less hypocritical on a smaller scale, or between individuals. That's the problem with evolutionary processes; they take a long time to happen.

If the whole world just stopped right where it is, and collectively decided that whatever territory boundaries exist right this very minute will henceforth be respected by every other group or country on the planet, humankind as a whole could probably actually start making ethical judgements about whether or not countries which transgress are justified in their subsequent actions. As it is, to make the claim that America's transgressions are any more or less justified than any other country's throughout history, even modern history, is unreasonable. Given our much-vaunted dedication to freedom, truth and justice, call it more hypocritical, definitely.

Answer 3

There are no countries in the world that hasn't done the same or worse. Before making generalized statements about any one country try and study other societies. Great Britain has changed hands dozens of times. Before we got to America, other indigenous tribes conquered and wiped out many other tribes. What justifies that?

Answer 4

you're able to make excuses and say that folk of the time excepted slavery and for them that made it perfect. I say it extremely is hog wash. for my section it became greed and the all potent greenback that justified some thing that we could constantly are starting to be previous, even returned interior the 1800's. i extremely don't comprehend those of the era who calmed to be of any faith yet someway very extremely regarded previous slavery. The Bible denounced slavery. i comprehend the Bible isn't an informed argument in right this moment's faculties yet you're able to comprehend that Bible became a felony argument returned while slavery became felony. The Bible became quoted interior the courts rather often returned then. the key's our usa became being hypocritical then, whether it became a felony corporation over a hundred and fifty years in the past. there became and isn't any excuse for slavery era.

Answer 5

In my opinion, not always. But I guess most of the time they did what they did to survive/progress. It's just the way of life.

You cannot expand/grow without effecting others.

Answer 6

yes, survival of the fittest partner, it's the natural law.
you may get allot of long answers but review what they say... It will most likely go right back to my short statement, It can not be denied.
It's a law of life.

Answer 7

the way most country obtain power......
same method..


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