Is it America's job to "run the world"?

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Then so is tax full-stop. You either support the common good or you don’t. And i think there is a lack of respect for the common good. Even the middle class are starting to feel it, if they still exist.
 
How much of the common good do you personally need before you feel like you’re not being cheated? If anyone else has more of the common good that you, will you be upset?
 
Remember the rich do not live in a vacuum either. Their success is largely due to the lower classes. So the idea that they do not have an obligation to the common good and society in general is ridiculous.
 
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TheOldColonel said:
How much of the common good do you personally need before you feel like you’re not being cheated? If anyone else has more of the common good that you, will you be upset?
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This assumes that I require at least SOME of “the common good” (whatever that is…) in order to “not feel cheated”…

Do you know how to ask questions that aren’t fallaciously loaded?
 
All i know is that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer and i don’t think that’s an accident or luck, and neither do i think it reasonable to blame the victim.
 
America should not be the policemen of the world, but “American Imperialism” is far from over.

Africans, Western Asians, & Eastern Europeans are always accusing the West ideological colonialism still today. Often through the UN, EU, media, etc

For example, Africans get very annoyed when the West attempts to force abortion and sterlinzations on them in return for financial assistance.

God Bless
 
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All i know is that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer and i don’t think that’s an accident or luck, and neither do i think it reasonable to blame the victim.
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Natural phenomenon of capitalism. It naturally concentrates toward monopoly, necessarily shrinking the group at the top.
 
Since the common good refers ultimately to finite resources, how much will you need? Would all shares be equal?
 
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Since the common good refers ultimately to finite resources, how much will you need? Would all shares be equal?
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This question doesn’t even make a whole lot of sense.

How do I answer it? If I’m a miner in a socialist country, how do I value the resources that I need that aren’t what I mine?

Even when you unload the tired old cliches out of it, the question is still too vague as to be unanswerable.

Are you really asking how socialist countries perform the exchange of good and services?
 
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I’ll this dodge as the answer. I certainly hope you aspire to more than becoming a miner in a socialist country. There are better jobs to be had. 😜
 
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I’ll this dodge as the answer.
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It’s not a dodge. You seem to lack an understanding on how socialist countries perform exchange and when you ask a question framed in some sophomoric and elementary way, you insist that anyone not using your false term is dodging.

At this point, rational discourse ends.
I certinly hope you aspire to more than becoming a miner in a socialist country. There are better jobs to be had. 😜
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A communist would argue that they’re all important if they’re necessary.

Thanks for the chat.
 
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It does not to me, and I see the latter as a greater danger, especially in light of America today.
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Funny, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone outside of fringe neo-Nazis advocating Fascism in America…but I have heard plenty of people advocating various strains of Marxism.
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And my impression is that one is about as true as the other. There has only been one side suggesting, contrary to the Constitution that we round up, imprison, and even kill undesirable elements based on ideology on this very thread.

Also, if you note, no one here is even suggesting that Communism is a good thing, but there are the posts that say Communists are not people and that killing them is okay. One can be pro-life without being a Communist or sympathizing with them in any way.
 
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I have no idea what you are talking about. Can you tie anything into the topic, or what someone else has posted?
 
Is it America’s job to run the world? As the world’s populations haven’t voted for this, then the answer must be no.

But, as a resident in the UK, I am very grateful to have you as a military ally. I think that a bit more respect is due to the USA from your allies in Britain and Europe because of your importance to our defence in the face of the powerful Russian bear.
 
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I must preface my answer by expressing my deep admiration for the American people and profound gratitude for all they have done for the sake of peace.

That being said, I think it is the job of the government of each state to run whatever part of the world is under its jurisdiction. However, if a government is abusing its power, committing heinous crimes against its own people, I believe it would be justified for other states to intervene but this is not necessarily the job of any particular state.

We must remember the fundamentals of Catholic war ethics: the cause must be just and you cannot kill noncombatants as this would constitute murder (hence, no nuclear weapons).

Ultimately, as human beings created in the image and likeness of God, we should all be concerned for each other’s rights.

Just my thoughts as a Brit.
 
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