How does america define their morals ?

Answer 1

Morality is a function of religion and culture. It's basically the set of rules that define what is acceptable to those who follow the religion or belong to the culture.

In the US, there is no single religion or culture that everyone follows. So, there is no single morality. Each religious group or cultural region has their moral standards.

Answer 2

The prominent theory of intrnational relations in the United States is realism. It is molded strongly by the ideas of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Max Weber, Morgenthau, and Kissinger where the bottom line idea is that international relations is scientific and based upon behaviouralism. Realism comes after WWI where liberalism, utopianism, idealism, and the League of Nations failed to prevent war and many people died. Realism earned even more credibility during WWII, Korea, and the Cold War which helped protect America and Western Europe. The liberal values of Woodrow Wilson would have led the United States to destruction and the people subjugated.
Realists try to define what human nature is. The try to use psychology, economics, and sociological models of behaviour. History is also very very important as data for these models.
According to the realists, the state has no higher moral authority (like God) so therefore the state is guided by the pagan virtues of strength, power, fortitude, glory, honor, sacrifice, skill, etc. There has been so many wars, so much evil, and so many evil people in power that the realists believe that human nature of the state is greedy, self-serving, untrustworthy, and power hungry which makes 100% sense. With human nature the way it is and Pagan values as a guide the protection of the state becomes highest virtue. Decisions are based upon the survival of the state and sometimes the politician must make a decision between the lesser of two evils instead of between good and bad. This is the basis of American morals.

Answer 3

There is a big difference between "morals" and "ethics". The fact is we are "defending our morals" by invading Iraq and trying to dominate the world with our military. It is a product of our shared morality as a nation.

The "Ten Commandments" and "Golden Rule" are a set of ethical principals setting a universal ethical standard...any action that goes against those principals is un-ethical...but may not necessarily be "immoral".

The people who commented above that America has "no morals" should rather say "America has no ethics". We have the morals of every other society obsessed with empire building...slaughter anyone or anything that opposes the empire.

Answer 4

Well the hard core republicans look to the republican party to inform them what their current morals are.

The liberals look to see what is different that could be better to define their morals

The conservatives look to the past to see how to hurt their fellow man to determine their morals. They are regressive people.

Answer 5

America has no morals, we try to act like we do by trying to give everyone democracy, but do they really want it??? like when General Custard killed all the Native americans just because they wouldn't adapt to our way of life

Answer 6

Personally not through politics and legislation.

Answer 7

Its amazing how many of you American hating muslims are on here right now..,we dont strap bombs to children in the name of Allah or your disgusting prophet Muhammed.We dont kill women because they were raped,hows that for starters????

Answer 8

Non existent.
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Answer 9

We don't! We are on a constant quest to find/redefine them.

Answer 10

I don't think they exist anymore unfortunately.