To continue our discussion from class, I believe that to start a war with another country just because we want to have, for example, lower gas prices, is totally wrong. If we believe that a nation is ripping us off by making us pay higher gas prices than what we're used to, we should stop buying gas from that nation! It's as simple as that! There is no need to invade another nation just because America, one of the richest nations in the world, wants to pay less for gas. Alaska has gas, Canada has gas, Russia has gas; if one nation is making us pay too much for our gas, we should just get our gas from somewhere else. There is no reason at all to invade another nation just so we can pay lower prices. The money we save from buying products made by slaves should make up for the "expensive gas" in America. If you ever go to Canada (A trip I highly recommend,) you'll see that the gas is a LOT more money!
I am NOT saying that being rich is bad. I do believe that God has given America great wealth, and that American's shouldn't squander their money. However, there are so many other sources of energy besides gas, such as wind, solar, and geothermal energy, that there is no need to invade other nations to pay lower gas prices. We need to realize how much we really have, and that if we stopped wasting our money in other ways, we wouldn't notice the rising gas prices.
If another nation were going to attach America, I believe you would be totally justified to attack that nation and defend yourself. For example, in WWII, America was somewhat justified to bomb Japan, since they had bombed Pearl Harbour (Hawaii). However, to invade a nation just to get more oil is outrageous! To think that invading another nation because of high oil prices is insane; there are so many other options! Yes, God doesn't want us to squander money, but there are so many other Godless things that we invest our money on that if we would just stop spending money in those areas, we wouldn't notice the gas prices.
Also, just to clarify what I said in class, I wasn't saying that Americans are prideful. I was only making a point that I've noticed a huge difference between Canadian and American patriotism. Also, Canadians have fought in some wars. Though we are a very peaceful nation, we have fought in some wars. The reason is that you don't hear about the war accomplishments of Canadians is because:
1) Canada has 1 tenth of the population that America has, so it can't send as many people oversees
2) Canada downplays it's war heroes (that's another effect of too little national pride)
One amazing Canadian war effort was at Vimy Ridge, in the heat of World War Two. The Germans had taken a ridge from France, and the Allied Forces needed to get it back because it was in a stragetic place. The French and English both tried and failed to regain the ridge, but Canada made an amazing attack on the Germans, and, after a bloody battle, regained the ridge. Sadly, Americans don't hear about this amazing feat because Canadians don't have the national pride that Americans have.
Another thing I believe is that the reason Canada didn't have wars with the Indians in the west and didn't have a Civil War was because of America. America became a nation 100 years before Canada did, so we saw what you guys did that did and didn't work out well. Canada became a nation just after the American Civil War. To prevent a Civil War of it's own, the founding fathers of Canada wrote certain things in the BNA Act (the "constitution" of Canada) to prevent a civil war. We also didn't have wars with the Indians in western Canada because we saw the wars in America, saw what you guys did wrong, and learned from it. Canada actually owes a great deal of thanks to America, because we learned a lot from you guys. Since Canada saw the effects of war on America, that may be why we today perfer not to take part in so many wars.
So, to conclude, I think it is wrong to invade another country to have lower gas prices, and I also believe that Canadians could learn a LOT from Americans about being patriotic, and I think Americans could also learn a lot from Canadians.
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Amen. I agree with Terry on all of his points, especially the one about gas.
On the gas point America IS working on that they are searching for new resources but its not like we can just find an energy source and use it. we have to make cars to abide by the ethanol (made out of corn) or the wind we have to make things that will abide by other resources. and we are. so to act like America isn't working on it is ludicrous. Yes I do think we are extremely blessed to have less gas prices then other countries and yes I will agree with you that some Americans need to realize that. but just because other countries have it worse dosen't mean we need to force ourselves into poverty by paying extra for gas.
Taylor, I agree with you that it isn't a quick and easy thing to change to a different energy source, and I agree that it takes a long time to change where America gets it's oil. America IS doing lots to find alternate energy sources. Though it's very complicated to change energy sources or where America gets it's oil, it's also very complicated to start a war and invade another country.
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