I think the interdependence of our economies will grow so extreme as to make war with a country like China simply imprudent. Let's face it--we fight economically prudent wars.
That's what people thought before WW1, that war was impossible because of the brothership of Workers in all the countries, and the need for trade.
Historically, people always believe that they are at the height of civilisation, and that such things are unthinkable.
Re:Been done here for ages, and it works.
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You have to be incurably paranoid to have a problem, I think. Its just a question of trusting the authoriteies. If they abuse this power, unlikely-
This opinion is fairly naive, and hopefully most people can see it as such.
It is not paranoid to believe authorities will and do abuse their power, when abuses are observed all the time.
Rehabilitation - this eliminates the chance
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if those people are hiding because they are criminals, then good! I just hope they stay the hell away from me.
So people with criminal records lose their right to be a part of society?
You are encouraging this attitude in order to Prevent criminals from causing further harm, but in doing so you are ignoring the severity of their crime (did they murder someone? or did they steal something petty in their teens?), as well as the other two implications:
1. You are perpuating the Punishment, long after the prison sentence is over
2. You are preventing their Rehabilitation
You are simply disallowing any chance that they can live a normal, crime-free life again because of one mistake, (or something completely morally-irreprehensible) and imparting a cruel and injust punishment on them for the rest of their lives.
You label them criminals, but it is criminal to make a person an outcast. It's not constructive to simply condemn a person for a crime, and to not give them the chance to learn from their ills, and to live a life without crime.
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Any idea why there are no stars?
That's what people thought before WW1, that war was impossible because of the brothership of Workers in all the countries, and the need for trade.
Historically, people always believe that they are at the height of civilisation, and that such things are unthinkable.
This opinion is fairly naive, and hopefully most people can see it as such.
It is not paranoid to believe authorities will and do abuse their power, when abuses are observed all the time.
So people with criminal records lose their right to be a part of society?
Consider the reason for imprisoning a person:
1. Punishment
2. Protection/Prevention
3. Rehabilitation
You are encouraging this attitude in order to Prevent criminals from causing further harm, but in doing so you are ignoring the severity of their crime (did they murder someone? or did they steal something petty in their teens?), as well as the other two implications:
1. You are perpuating the Punishment, long after the prison sentence is over
2. You are preventing their Rehabilitation
You are simply disallowing any chance that they can live a normal, crime-free life again because of one mistake, (or something completely morally-irreprehensible) and imparting a cruel and injust punishment on them for the rest of their lives.
You label them criminals, but it is criminal to make a person an outcast. It's not constructive to simply condemn a person for a crime, and to not give them the chance to learn from their ills, and to live a life without crime.