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14
JAN
Washington and Monroe believed the United States should not become involved in European affairs. Is it possible to follow the same policy today? Why or why not?
I believe that it is still slightly possible to follow the principles of the Monroe Doctrine — to a point. Europe has not been bothering us, except for the influence of their very liberal views. (Liberals are the opposite of conservatives, and they sometimes believe in abortion and homosexuality.)
The newspapers don’t show that the European nations have caused any problems for us, really. France has been having …show more content…
It all depends on the situation. We have a great responsibility: to know when to break that rule and to what extent we should break it. Also we must know why we are breaking that particular rule. Are we trying to further our self-importance and gain something that we want? Or do we genuinely believe at the time that doing what is right is more important than following a policy written over 150 years ago?
In 1929, H. R. Haldeman said, “Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it is awfully hard to get back in.” When he said this, he was talking about the Watergate Affair; however, this analogy could also refer to world relations. If we destroy the peace that we have with Europe, it would be hard to go back to peace. Much like a marriage. Once a partner cheats, it is hard to build all that trust and love back up again.
In a way, America is married with the rest of the world. All the countries are partners, but not completely the same people. There are differences, but there are also similiarities. We must work together, becoming involved in each other’s affairs when needed. The worst thing we could do is abandon each other when the going becomes difficult, thereby making mistakes and destroying the trust that we have built …show more content…
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BrittanyHull
June 12, 2017 at 9:56 am
I wrote this when I was a lot younger, and it does come across as derogatory towards the LGBTQ community, for which I apologize. I myself identify as a bi-sapiosexual, so no… I am not against them.
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homophilosophicus
January 20, 2012 at 7:35 am
Dear jesusfreakbrittany, as a European (from the Republic of Ireland) I am greatly amused by what you have to say on the topic of United States isolationism. I cannot agree more. I think that the United States should be more isolationist. Certainly the world would be a safer place. You have said of the United States, “Although we are generally a peaceful country…” and it makes me wonder if you can tell me a year since 1950 when this ‘generally peaceful country’ of yours was not at war? How many of these wars were ‘Just’ wars? Vietnam and Korea were not Just wars. The world now agrees that there was no need for America to engage in these conflicts thus heightening them and causing more suffering and more death. What then about Chile, Cuba, Nicaragua, where the Democratic United States intervened (with the exception of Cuba on this point) to remove Democratic governments and install oppressive regimes? What of Iraq and Afghanistan? We now know that George W. Bush (dictator of foreign policy at the time) had no evidence of nuclear weapons in Iraq. The war was based on a lie and still young Americans and Afghans are dying as a result. If there is a
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Foreign Policies: European Affairs
14
JAN
Washington and Monroe believed the United States should not become involved in European affairs. Is it possible to follow the same policy today? Why or why not?
I believe that it is still slightly possible to follow the principles of the Monroe Doctrine — to a point. Europe has not been bothering us, except for the influence of their very liberal views. (Liberals are the opposite of conservatives, and they sometimes believe in abortion and homosexuality.)
The newspapers don’t show that the European nations have caused any problems for us, really. France has been having …show more content…
It all depends on the situation. We have a great responsibility: to know when to break that rule and to what extent we should break it. Also we must know why we are breaking that particular rule. Are we trying to further our self-importance and gain something that we want? Or do we genuinely believe at the time that doing what is right is more important than following a policy written over 150 years ago?
In 1929, H. R. Haldeman said, “Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it is awfully hard to get back in.” When he said this, he was talking about the Watergate Affair; however, this analogy could also refer to world relations. If we destroy the peace that we have with Europe, it would be hard to go back to peace. Much like a marriage. Once a partner cheats, it is hard to build all that trust and love back up again.
In a way, America is married with the rest of the world. All the countries are partners, but not completely the same people. There are differences, but there are also similiarities. We must work together, becoming involved in each other’s affairs when needed. The worst thing we could do is abandon each other when the going becomes difficult, thereby making mistakes and destroying the trust that we have built …show more content…
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BrittanyHull
June 12, 2017 at 9:56 am
I wrote this when I was a lot younger, and it does come across as derogatory towards the LGBTQ community, for which I apologize. I myself identify as a bi-sapiosexual, so no… I am not against them.
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homophilosophicus
January 20, 2012 at 7:35 am
Dear jesusfreakbrittany, as a European (from the Republic of Ireland) I am greatly amused by what you have to say on the topic of United States isolationism. I cannot agree more. I think that the United States should be more isolationist. Certainly the world would be a safer place. You have said of the United States, “Although we are generally a peaceful country…” and it makes me wonder if you can tell me a year since 1950 when this ‘generally peaceful country’ of yours was not at war? How many of these wars were ‘Just’ wars? Vietnam and Korea were not Just wars. The world now agrees that there was no need for America to engage in these conflicts thus heightening them and causing more suffering and more death. What then about Chile, Cuba, Nicaragua, where the Democratic United States intervened (with the exception of Cuba on this point) to remove Democratic governments and install oppressive regimes? What of Iraq and Afghanistan? We now know that George W. Bush (dictator of foreign policy at the time) had no evidence of nuclear weapons in Iraq. The war was based on a lie and still young Americans and Afghans are dying as a result. If there is a