Why are so many Americans such blood thirsty war mongers?

Question

People on the right wing in America just love this war in Iraq- they can't get enough of the killing- they can't wait for American soliders to be killed so they can worship them as war heroes.
They are just rubbing thier hands together at the thought of erecting that Iraq war hero statue in thier town.
So many Americans savor the thought of nuking n. Korea and Iran- Why are so many Americans such bloodthirsty war mongers?
There is such racism in the states, hatred of non whites, and if you question an American's self proclaimed superiority over the rest of the world- they react with profanity- and often with threats of violence.
Of course the USA is a violent place- they wiped out much of the native Indian population, and dropped nukes on Japanese civilains, killing over 100,000.
I think many Americans crave that sort of mass killing again- A nuke over Iran, or N. Korea...
Many of these war mongering Americans are Christians- yet their messiah was a pascifist- Most peculiar...

Answer 1

Because they believe the crap our Government tells them

Because they believe, even against mounting evidence to the contrary, that America is still the greatest country on earth

Because they have been educated by the public school system which has taught them to not think for themselves and believe that the Government always knows best (even in the light of mountains of evidence to the contrary)

Because they don't understand human nature and so believe the hype the media spoon feeds us about "security" and "democracy"

I could go on, but I won't...

Answer 2

Well, to start this off, you don't show any figures supporting your statements other than the fact that .. Yes, America did drop atomic bombs in Japan and Yes, the Americans at the time did try to kill off Native Americans.. but this is information that many know and figures and supporting facts are not needed.. Obviously, you don't pay much attention to American news.. because as it is polled now, most Americans are against this war and this administration. Matter of factly, in most countries I've been to (and it's been quite a few) show on their news that Bush's popularity and this war's popularity are not highly looked upon.

I don't think you can acurately say that Americans are "blood thirsty war mongers". You can not generalize a whole population of people and group them as you choose fit. As for myself, I do not like the fact that we are in Iraq right now, but I do pray that this will end soon and that our troops can come home safely. I pray that our troops will be taken care of as well when they arrive. I'm sure there are some people who would want to do harm to North Korea and Iran, but those are always the people who have not taken much thought in what it takes to do such military planning and actions. They don't have any idea what the consequences of those actions would be.

On the whole racism subject, America has come quite a ways from how racism in America used to be. Yes, there is still racism in America. Do I believe it will all be erradicated before I die? Probably not, but things are always getting better. America isn't the only country with racism, I might add. Look at what happened in France not too long ago. Racism is still happening throughout the world so let's not put all of the blame on America, ok? We all share in this problem.

Your facts are nil and inexistent. You should become more knowledgeable about a subject before you share ill-informed opinions with the rest of the world.

Answer 3

Actually, I think America is pretty non-violent when compared with some other parts of the world. You didn't happen to mention what country you live in since you specify Americans in a third-person sense.

The best way I've seen of keeping peace is to talk peacefully with others, whether they're your next-door neighbor or in some other country. Phrases like "blood thirsty war mongers" generally just doesn't help any situation.

Answer 4

The British helped us wipe out those native Indians! I mean, in the beginning. After that whole revolution thing they kind of stopped. But... to answer your question, I don't know. I've met so many of my fellow countrymen who think the answer to everything is just dropping a bomb. I'm trying to figure out what happened to counting to ten and listening. I think we all went to different kindergartens or something.

As for that racism, seriously, what's the deal? I'm a black Texan and I've gone to states in several parts of the country. Some I moved to for a year or so, some I just visited for a few weeks and I've yet to be the victim of any racial slurs or race-related violence. I think the entire racism in the US issue is blown way out of proportion.

Now, as an American, I don't crave a "mass killing". I crave good, strong leadership, the sort of thing we saw under Kennedy, Roosevelt and Lincoln; someone to unite the various political factions of the US while getting things done, peacefully, abroad. But that doesn't seem to be something that'll happen anytime soon. I'd pray for it but I'm an atheist.

Oh, by the way, Jesus was not a pacifist, unless you're using it in a really, incredibly lenient sense of the word. He said, in Luke 11:23 "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters." Those aren't exactly words that would make Ghandi or Martin Luther King Jr. cheer.

Answer 5

The war machine proponets are those that live in America that add to the quota of self destruction. They don't care who they drag into the grinding machine. As long as war perpetuates the hand that is filled with money via the profit behind making fodder for the weapons there will be war and talk of war. All others are the slaves that make war happen by their physical appearence as whom live or die in the experience. .

Answer 6

I have pondered this question myself.
To understand it you must look to biology.
Going to war relates closely to the fight or flight mechanism.

Normally, when a person is in a serene, unstimulated state, the "firing" of neurons in the locus ceruleus is minimal. A perception of danger or an environmental stressor signal such as elevated sound levels or over-illumination, (some call it 9-11) once perceived, is relayed from the sensory cortex of the brain through the thalamus to the brain stem. That route of signaling increases the rate of noradrenergic activity in the locus ceruleus, and the person becomes alert and attentive to the environment.

In prehistoric times when the fight or flight response evolved in humans, fight was manifested in aggressive, combative behavior and flight was manifested by fleeing potentially threatening situations, such as being confronted by a terrorists or predators.

In current times, these responses persist, but fight and flight responses have assumed a wider range of behaviors. For example, the fight response may be manifested by blood thirsty wars, and the flight response may be manifested through social withdrawal or negotiations.

If a stimulus is perceived as a threat, a more intense and prolonged discharge of the locus ceruleus activates the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. This activation is associated with specific physiological actions in the system, both directly and indirectly through the release of epinephrine and to a lesser extent norepinephrine from the medulla of the adrenal glands. The release is triggered by acetylcholine released from preganglionic sympathetic nerves.

I hold out hope that one day there may be a medical cure to this dreaded disease of war.
Perhaps those so eager to go to war can be treated by a dose of medicine.

Another explanation could simply be that they are a lot more frightened and fearful than the rest of us are of those things that go bump in the dark.

As far as the Christian aspect in your question, it's easier to kill another man and his family, if you know you have God on your side.

Amen Brother!

Answer 7

Because rather than stick up for America - those blood thirsty democrats insist on fighting a war on the War on Terror . They ought to be ashamed ..but they're not .

Answer 8

I'm not sure if the families want their children dying so a statue can take their place, but look who has control over the past couple of centuries. America not for that long but Christians have a big history of power. So pacifism doesn't really get what you want. Talk softly but carry a big stick.

Answer 9

Ok I have to comment on this. You cant class all americans together. I have been against the war from the day it started. This comment is as bad as the comments I have heard about all muslims being terrorist. You can't judge an entire group by the actions of a few. While there are some americans that react the way you speak of, by making that comment it shows that you are just as racist/predjudist as they are.

I know that there are alot of americans that feel the way I do. I have always said "fighting for peace is like f**king for virginity".

Answer 10

Calm down…you're making a generalization about something that you cannot absolutely determine unless you come here and get to know some Americans. Which, of course, you would never do, because you and others who will come on here to pile on want to hate us, and expressing that hate safely and anonymously on Yahoo Answers fulfills that agenda.

Not all of us fit your profile. I despise war, love learning about and traveling to other countries, and would, unlike you, welcome an opportunity to get to know someone before I pass judgement on their nationality.

Answer 11

it takes time to grow up , with only 200 years of history , what do you expect , we have had avg 5000 years and learnt alot in some cases but not all , isn't that right ????