Fuck the entire Middle East.. We are much too involved in their bullshit.. This country always wants everyone to be like us.. Some countries dont deserve freedom and others don't want it
If there is any hope that real morality should someday show its face again in our political decision making (as a country, not talking about on an individual basis), then I think maybe we're going to have to look at the entire world as our fellow men. I am not a practicing Christian, but the rest of my family are very strong believers, and my mother works at our church. I can tell you that the base beliefs of the major religions all seek to promote general human welfare. God doesn't give a shit if you sing and praise his name every Sunday, or if you say the same prayer before you go to bed every night until you forget what the words mean. God cares about you spending your life in the service of bettering the lives of the rest of humanity. Dogma is meaningless unless it somehow helps you do that, or it symbolizes that you are doing it. Jesus never condemned Pontius Pilate.
So why wouldn't we help them? Because trying to involve ourselves in their problems would cause more instability or conflict than staying out. We have a responsibility to do something if and when we can. If we can't, or doing so would cost more lives than it would save, then it would be immoral to do so. But in my opinion, it is edging towards immorality not to do anything if we can help in a meaningful way. I think it's just too easy to separate ourselves from their problems because of how far away they are. If our economy has to suffer some to save thousands of lives, I can deal with it. If every person in the United States had to give up 2000 dollars out of their pockets, money that would have gone to games, electronics, fancy food, ...etc. to save thousands of lives, why wouldn't we do it. I wish it was that simple, so that we could look at the people who say "no, id rather keep my money and have my new tv." If it was that simple, we'd be blaming our selves more often for the problems in the world.
I don't know enough what's going on to make the right decision, though. Does anyone here know any actual facts about what our involvement would consist of, what it would cost, what we would be doing, what the possible effects could be... etc.? Or are we just saying, "it's their country, let them kill each other if they want to." If a war broke out between two political groups in a US state, would we let them work it out? Oh no, they are Americans, and God loves them more.....
How many people from the middle east have you gone and talked to? There are some that don't want us there, probably TONS. I am sure what those people really want is a stable and safe life, and when more people with guns walk into their country, more killing happens. It's too complicated to say ALL OF THEM think one way PERIOD.
Also, consider what the younger generation in America has ever done to deserve the quality of life they (we lol) enjoy. As far as I am concerned, the majority of people in this country have done nothing but BE Americans to deserve all the perks that come with that title. What did the kids in Iraq, who were killed when we invaded, do to deserve death? How many of them were actively killing people? I think you'll find the majority of people everywhere in the world are doing pretty much the same thing, assuming they have the ability. Growing up, getting a job, having kids, paying bills, getting old, dying. I think most of the world, including most of the middle east, just want a country in which they can do those things. I am sure the amount of religious fanatics and violent activists is minuscule compared to the population of people that just get up, go to work, buy lunch, leave work, go home, turn on the tv, go to bed. We need to stop separating ourselves from the rest of the world like that.
We don't want to look to the rest of the world like that fat white bitch did to malasins, do we?
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