"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." Does this represent the United States? Do you agree with this quote yes or no? Explain.
2007-02-05 17:17:57 · 11 answers · asked by A F 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I agree with this quote. I think it represents the current United States. I think that, with the right leaders, we have the chance to turn it around (after all, Clinton got us out of debt once). But at the moment, things are looking kind of bleak.
WHERE are we getting the money for this war again?
2007-02-05 17:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I do, is part of the history, the biggest empires, Persian, Roman, Babylonian, Macedonian, etc. just have seen destruction, because at some point it society can stand so much war, people becomes weak socially talking and don't have the proper values that a healthy society needs to step forward. How many times USA had help people to impose their selves in different countries around the world? Pinochet in Chile, Osma Bin Laden in Afghanistan, Contreras in Nicaragua, the Doks (Papa Dok and Baby Dok) in Haiti, etc and then these are the very sames who'd turned their faces against the USA? I think is time to help our society with the wrong used resources as the ones use for war to strengthen our society and our economy.
You can have military defense, but that can't be your main priority as it was in Sparta, What happen to them? They went down even with one of the best armies of the old times, so military isn't everything in the live of a nation and certainly isn't the main branch inside the society. What about Switzerland, Do they have an army? No, and they are one of the most on-growing-economy in Europe.
2007-02-06 01:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by Javy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quote sounds like propaganda, spiritual death has nothing to do with military defense, and this does not represent the US. I do not agree with the quote. since I did not agree with you, I will not be expecting the points for this answer.
2007-02-06 01:25:25 · answer #3 · answered by m c 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
defense is less than 20%
social security is 21.6%
medicare in 11.8%
medicaid in 7.7%
other social programs about 20%
So over 50% is social programs and about 1/5 is military and at a time of war. You need better numbers
2007-02-06 01:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) It does not represent the US.
2) I don't agree with it. Sometimes defense requirements force this.
2007-02-06 01:20:50 · answer #5 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO! Without military defense, you have no country.
The Constitution gives two responsibilities to the federal government, period. No social programs, not education, only to defend and protect. The rest is given to the states.
2007-02-06 01:23:50 · answer #6 · answered by Kye H 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, because sometimes unknown events pop up that change everything. Something could happen with Taiwan, Something could happen with bird flu. So no I think death is too dire a prediction
2007-02-06 01:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by magpie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it does not represent america..but the government should not just focus on its military defense.it should strike a balance between these 2.
2007-02-06 01:29:29 · answer #8 · answered by Von 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i agree with it and i think it represents the u.s
2007-02-06 01:21:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
depends on who said it and in what context and in what time
2007-02-06 01:20:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋