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Originally Posted by Heart
Osama Bin Laden is dead.
Will this in any way contribute to global peace or safety?
What things would contribute to global peace and safety?
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Will Bin Laden's death change anything? I don't think so.
What things would contribute to global peace and safety?
For an awfully long time, the US has been a bully out in the world. We tell others how to live, and impose sanctions if they don't adhere to our standards of what's right or wrong. We've invaded sovereign nations, because we decided we didn't like what they were doing. Well....lots of folks have issues with what we (the US) does....but how would we feel if they invaded us?
There are no easy answers, but I think a good start is to stop telling others how to live, what to think, and how to govern themselves. If we believe that there are human rights violations going on, then let's go in and make it super simple to immigrate to the US...and open the door for those who would like to get out.
Instead of being the bully with all the power and money....I think we'd be safer being a refuge for those who want it. And it'd be a hell of a lot cheaper than what we're spending on war.
I know it's not that simple...but it'd be a place to start.