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newthinking

(3,982 posts) Wed May 7, 2014, 04:54 AM May 2014

The world is being radicalized [View all]

We need a "Department of Peace" more than ever.

We need to move away from the "stick" and start using the "carrot" more. Just like with parenting, surely you can beat a child into submission but you will create an unhealthy adult. And they will grow resistant to force each year. We need to start recognizing it is the same with foreign policy!

Peace works if done with respect and wisdom. Over time, we would need to use a "stick" less and less.

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The world is being radicalized [View all] newthinking May 2014 OP

, blkmusclmachine May 2014 #1

There is a time for war. Skip Intro May 2014 #2

Wouldn't have been a Hitler except for WWI Scootaloo May 2014 #4

So we should have allowed the Holocaust in order to bring that cycle to an end? Android3.14 May 2014 #14

I hope you don't believe the USA fought in WWII because of the Holocaust. raccoon May 2014 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2014 #18

Uh...no Android3.14 May 2014 #20

Judging from the 12 million dead people, we "allowed" the Holocaust to happen anyway Scootaloo May 2014 #21

It's not my "good war" by any sense Android3.14 May 2014 #22

it is, in fact Scootaloo May 2014 #24

See, you cannot even respond to an argument Android3.14 May 2014 #25

You're really not presenting an argument Scootaloo May 2014 #28

Well now, it seems that time is most every day, most every year. I think that is a little out of newthinking May 2014 #5

Yes. But the strong choose their battles carefully. JDPriestly May 2014 #7

Right out of The Art of War Android3.14 May 2014 #23

How does this jive with your support of the Russian position in Ukraine? OKNancy May 2014 #3

Both Russia and the US are using the stick. newthinking May 2014 #6

How many ships? maddezmom May 2014 #8

I will have to answer that in the morning. There are at least newthinking May 2014 #10

OK, what about Boko Haram? OKNancy May 2014 #13

Oh, and I don't "support the Russian" position newthinking May 2014 #9

maiden are a tiny minority OKNancy May 2014 #12

They seem to represent about 25-30%. But I think you meant Right Sector newthinking May 2014 #27

I have said over and over. Not pro putin. You won't find any RT sourcing in my posts newthinking May 2014 #26

Not a problem. Just figure out how Goldman $achs can screw people over while jtuck004 May 2014 #11

War is caused by human beings who are unconscious... pangaia May 2014 #15

a Department Of Peace would be dedicated to finding nonviolent solutions to conflicts in the world G_j May 2014 #17

Carrot: offer of closer ties with the EU. Stick: Russian troops take control of Crimea (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #19

Get yourself ready to confront the radicals Supersedeas May 2014 #29