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27 Impact Values - Can War Make Peace
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| editorial military aggression genocide human nature lizard brain evolution / evolve draft conscription patriotism nationalism contradiction fallacy oxymoron Make Love, Not War
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| How realistic is it to believe that all international conflict can be solved by negotiation?
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| “Some people are fundamentally evil.” Agree or disagree?
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| In Chapter 24, we discussed the naturalness of various technologies. How “natural” is war? Is it a basic element of human nature? What is more “natural,” war or peace?
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| Many countries require young people to give several years of military service to their countries. What if Japan had such a requirement? How would you feel about having to serve two years in the Japanese army?
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| Discuss the topics introduced in the “Debate Zones” section of the textbook.
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| What do we know about current conflicts in the world? Iraq Russia-Georgia Zimbabwe Ruwanda Darfur
How do we know this is true?
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| One of the hardest things about forming opinions about war is trusting the information one receives. For example, there was much misinformation given to the world about “weapons of mass destruction” in Iraq before NATO and the US deposed Saddam Hussein. Where do you get your news? How trustworthy is the news you get?
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| When is violence justified? Under what conditions would you resort to violence? (Example: Self defense, to protect a child...)
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