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| editorial military aggression genocide injustice human rights human nature lizard brain evolution / evolve draft conscription patriotism nationalism contradiction fallacy oxymoron Make Love, Not War
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| What would you do in Rims situation? Do you think he’s being naive?
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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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| 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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| How “natural” is war? Is it a basic element of human nature? What is more “natural,” war or peace?
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| Discuss the topics introduced in A on p. 80 of the textbook.
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| What do we know about current conflicts in the world? Iraq Afghanistan Zimbabwe
Rwanda Darfur Russia-Georgia
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| How do we know what is true? 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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| What words, actions, and strategies do you use in times of conflict with others?
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| Other experiences, stories, research...
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| You probably know why August 6 is an important date. What is significant about these dates? August 15, 1945 http://snipurl.com/cgsv9 December 7, 1941 http://snipurl.com/cgsya December 9, 1937 http://snipurl.com/cgt04 What is Gwangbokjeol (August 15)? http://snipurl.com/cgt1q
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| United Human Rights Council http://snipurl.com/cgt3e
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| The Manhattan Project: http://snipurl.com/cgt6r
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