My Attitude and Perspectives towards War
My attitudes on dealing with the upcoming worldly events and war change especially with the reports and research conducted on the issue of democracy. The antecedents towards war attitudes may include national identification and authoritarian ideological beliefs, and the consequences of war would include the intention to engage in pro-war behaviors. The different approaches to the major issues have given rise to arguments that incline people into believing that war is not the ultimate solution. Attitudes to war would be positively related to nonegalitarian ideologies and beliefs but less of personal distress. I support Kant’s notion of ‘Perpetual Peace’ where democratic peace comes into play. Countries that have democratic constitutions have shown the importance of getting the consent of their citizens when waging war with their enemies. Therefore, this makes citizens a determinant factor, and if they decide to engage in war, then they should bear the mark of all horrors of War. At such levels, the population of a given country will need to internalize the costs of its war behavior, and by so doing, they will be organizing their country into a liberal world where states...
Human beings are naturally antagonistic. Their existence in intelligible and sensuous worlds predisposes them to engage in wars to prove their might. However, they should apply the laws of reason, but it should be noted that the reason in question is not common to all humans. Therefore, some people may choose to disobey the law to the detriment of invoking war, and this confirms the evil in them.
Therefore, Kantian beliefs support the idea of having negotiation and compromise instead of as wars when resolving disputes. The attitude that we should take about war is that of having a self-contained world that has laws and rules and can translate negotiation and cooperation systemically to enable it to enter into a post-historic paradise of peace and posterity. On aspects of diplomacy, the United States and Europe have taken the issue in very different directions. For the Americans, they are quick in applying force. This has seen them allow people to own a gun with claims that the division present in the world is between friends and enemies, good and evil…