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Q: Is It Morally Acceptable to Kill Under These Circumstances?

asked by: Verizon-y on October 16th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Is it morally acceptable for a country(us) to go to war and kill the enemy (invading country seeking to conquer us) under these conditions:

The invading country seeks to take over our country and make it part of their territory.
They want their laws and government to be the law of the land for our country just like it is in theirs.

They do not want to kill any of us, they just want to invade and conquer us a a nation.

The laws and way their government works is completely foreign to us and goes against everything we stand for. Make believe it is fundamentalist Islam and it's Sharia Law they want imposed on us.

Sharia:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/08/top _ten_reasons_why_sharia_is.html

Replies(11)

Tylanas

replied on October 16th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

I don't care what customs A and B are, country A has a right to defend itself and kill the aggressors.

Especially in this case, of Sharia law being imposed on people, I feel it is right for the people to rise up against this, and kill for their freedom.

Sandbox Party

replied on October 16th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

as a last resort.

perhaps fighting back to regain control.. then using deadly force if fighting doesnt help.

Tylanas

replied on October 16th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

Fighting inevitably leads to death; that's what happens in war.

Sandbox Party

replied on October 16th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

Eiri wrote:

Fighting inevitably leads to death; that's what happens in war.

true.. to a degree.

no one specified the means. But yes, typically it does.

Birch

replied on October 16th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Fighting over land. How juvenile.

Tylanas

replied on October 16th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

I love Calvin and Hobbes...

But in this case, it is not just land to fight over. It is your very freedoms. It is the laws that govern you. I would kill someone to maintain my freedoms.

Birch

replied on October 16th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

It's money, Eiri, that's what people who "make" war care about. Land/minerals/people whatever, it's all about making money. Whoever has the most land makes the most money.

Parker Bros. has this figured out. Smile

Tylanas

replied on October 16th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

Not ALL the time. And the actual civilians of the country being taken over are the ones whose freedoms are being stripped, so they are the ones depending on their own military to fight back against the invaders.

Birch

replied on October 16th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Why are their freedoms being stripped? Why is their country invaded? It's not to take away the freedoms of people.

Tylanas

replied on October 17th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

Birch wrote:

Why are their freedoms being stripped? Why is their country invaded? It's not to take away the freedoms of people.

Did you not read the original question and the link provided? It's pretty painfully obvious. Secondly, it's hypothetical.

Why their freedoms are being stripped is explained in the article. It doesn't matter what the reason for the invasion was. The end result will be the extreme subjugation of human rights.

Verizon-y

replied on October 17th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Thanks once again, Eiri, for backing me up and helping to explain what I meant. Smile

The purpose of this exercise was to show that most people, pl and pc, believe it is right to kill another person even when your life is NOT at stake, just control over your own life.

Does anyone see the analogy yet to abortion?

Being pregnant against your will? Having control of your own body taken away from you? People will do ANYTHING to stop that situation, even if it means killing an embryo.

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