Cultural Imperialism

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1356607]

Comments

[natural20.livejournal.com]

Something must always be done, but there are a very large variety of possible responses.

[chuma.livejournal.com]

You never actually stated something must be done by any particular party until the last question. Personally I believe those more local to the situation would be best to deal with any situation first before bringing in outside help.

[cdave]

Most (of the three existing) comments focus on the broadness of the something.

It's the forcefulness of the must that worries me.

I know what triggered this, so this may have shaped my answers.

[woodpijn.livejournal.com]

This is ... extremely loaded. I hope that's deliberate.

IMO, the closer to home something is, the more confident we can be that our judgements that it is wrong and that we know what to do to fix it are correct, and the further away it is, the more likely those judgements are to be misguided in some way. I also believe in the right of other countries to be sovereign in their own territory and not be policed by the country that happens to be the most powerful.

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

I refused to answer the last question because I don't agree with either of the answers.

bad poll

:-)

[lpetrazickis.livejournal.com]

If there's a serial killer next door, then I will call the police and maybe attempt to engage in fisticuffs.

If there's a serial killer in Montreal, what the hell am I supposed to do? Buy a train ticket and hope that they are still in Montreal when I get there, eh? I'll just have wasted my money.

A serial killer in the States or in Switzerland is a matter for the local constabulary.

This is clearly not about Iraq, as you are using a verb in the present tense, whereas Saddam's excesses happenned fifteen years before 2003.

[meaningrequired.livejournal.com]

If people even consider the chance of "us" and "then" which is incredibly easy, then there are a whole loads of psychological mechanisms that take over. People will naturally favour the group they perceive to be a part of. Its called ingroup outgroup if you want to look further into the psychology of prejudice.

[zz]

maybe i've listened to too much Turisas today, but being a madman raping and killing sounds like a fun day out. :)

[avatar.livejournal.com]

For the most part, I agree with the_magician's comment for that last question. My answer was pretty much "both". The world can be divided and they should help themselves rather than relying on us, but it is also made up of people - who, generally, deserve our help equally.

I answered something must be done to all except the last one regarding the different continents. My logic is going to be a little flawed here. First off, I'm in Australia, and the next country over is probably New Zealand, a country which would probably really really need some help in such a situation, and we'd really be obliged. The next continent over, is Asia, which is quite a different story. The thing is, there are rules between different continents - and countries if you look further out - which may suggest that they don't want our help. In which case, interference will just make things worse.

Hell, check out the war on terror between the almighty US and terror-ridden Afghanistan. Textbook.

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Good point!