If a person doesnt feel respected then they do not control part of their life that they feel a need to control. (This is different in women, then it is acknowledgement) Is the reason for all war an absence of respect? This would mean that countries do not go to war, a leader leads fellow emboldened soldiers to war. What are some thoughts?
2007-02-06 01:10:06 · 8 answers · asked by lllll 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Interesting question. It's funny how the founders of this nation were very careful to frame a nation where all people could live in harmony without fear of persecution for their beliefs, gender, race, creed, etc. (even though some of those things came later), yet Americans today are the biggest bullies on the playground - whether here at home or overseas. We expect everyone to adhere to what we, personally, want them to do. We think it's our right to rule the world.
And it's not.
2007-02-06 01:27:02 · answer #1 · answered by Bush Invented the Google 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aside from personal pride/ absence of respect one very important reason to go to war is two parties wanting the same resource. This can be fertile land, iron, gold, riches the others have, people (slaves), oil. This century water will be a resource over which many a war will be fought (probably).
Often the underlying reason in a conflict is such a resource (oil for instance in Iraq, land/water in Israel/palestine). Also the civil war in Rwanda had as underlying reason that there were too many people sharing too little land, this led to the conflict between Hutu's and Tootsies.
When countries or people become richer they won't go so fast into war because they already have what they need, the cost of war may be greater than the profits. With poor countries this is not the case, this is why in the first world hardly any wars are fought.
2007-02-06 01:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by Steven Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, two adversaries can have the greatest respect for one another but still battle. It is the desire for power and control. It's all about a nations national strategy. If not, what else has motivated history's tyrants and dictators since the beginning of time?
2007-02-06 01:22:45 · answer #3 · answered by suburbandude 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Where is it written in the Constitution, in what section or clause is it contained, that you may take children from their parents and parents from their children, and compel them to fight the battle in any war in which the folly or the wickedness of government may engage it?" -- Daniel Webster
2007-02-06 01:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO!!!
The presence of pride, ego and the bull shiit "we are the peacekeepers" mentality is the cause of all conflicts.
2007-02-06 01:12:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
respect/understanding - communication.
2007-02-06 01:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is self-interest
2007-02-06 01:18:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES
2007-02-06 01:13:39 · answer #8 · answered by VHEE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋