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What culture hasn’t allowed for that?
The list of countries that are not invading others and destroying their civilisation is pretty long. You should educate yourself about the world.
All cultures allow this. No culture has yet transcended it.
It’s fine not to respect humanity at its current level of development, but nationalism is hardly the solution.
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There are between zero and very few that would be left to cast the first stone. I'm definitely not trying to defend the stereotype of the standard wilfully ignorant US citizen, but I think the stereotype would be representative of most cultures who have had enough 'victories' (or been told they've had enough victories) that they feel they're deserving of their prizes. To rearrange your wording slightly: I care not a…
Meh, more war justification. "But the other kids are doing it too" does not a morally authoritative position make.
Your replies to other comments indicate, however, that you're more likely to take the inflammatory interpretation. Which I find most ironic given the message you seem to be trying to convey.
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Meh, more war justification. "But the other kids are doing it too" does not a morally authoritative position make.
If that's what you got from what I said, then I didn't explain myself well enough. Your replies to other comments indicate, however, that you're more likely to take the inflammatory interpretation. Which I find most ironic given the message you seem to be trying to convey.
The "cast the first stone" rhetoric is a clue that you're not really convincible regarding war and its machinations.
There are plenty of countries who refuse to participate in the wanton destruction of the Middle East and illegal, criminal, unrestrained warfare. America and its allies are, alas, far too addicted to the economies of such to change any time soon. Not soon enough, anyway.
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The list of countries that are not invading others and destroying their civilisation is pretty long. You should educate yourself about the world.
We’re talking about cultures that allow innocents to be murdered in their name. All cultures allow this. No culture has yet transcended it. It’s fine not to respect humanity at its current level of development, but nationalism is hardly the solution.