Originally posted by CurtSibling
Helloo! 
Please attempt to answer these questions!
1. Is it OK for your nation to make a decision to bomb someone else, based on the view that they have the right to do so?
2. Do you believe your nation has more moral rights than many other/lesser countries?
3. Looking back at your own nations history, do you think you have a moral right to advise/warn/attack other nations?
4. Do you worry about how other nation perceive your country?
5. Do you think that the might is right philosophy is correct, should your nation just bully its way to the top?
6. Can you justify bombing another country based upon your nations perceived moral superiority?
1. Britain can bomb another country justifiably:
a) Self-defense: e.g Iraq supposedly, though we can fall back upon c.
b) Retaliation: e.g The invasion of the Falklands.
c) Removal of tyrants and to protect people against those who commit crimes against humanity such as: Sierra Leone (in practice), Iraq and Kosovo.
d) To protect vital British interests...Cod Wars
2. Do you believe your nation has more moral rights than many other/lesser countries?
Britain is a democracy, has excellent human rights and civil liberties. Furthermore Britain plays a major role in providing assistance through government funds and private donations to charities to help the rest of the world. Britain is an imporant member of the U.N and does committ troops when necessary to assist the U.N maintain its credibility.
This gives us a moral superiority over those nations that aren't democratic, don't have good human and civil rights and that don't committ as much funds/manpower to assisting other countries.
3. Looking back at your own nations history, do you think you have a moral right to advise/warn/attack other nations?
If we had not changed throughout our history with the successive generations, from generations that endorsed slavery to the Victorians who put a stop to much of it, to the way our Empire dealt far better in the occupation of so many peoples and countries than other Empires of the period such as the Spanish and Portuguese. Furthermore what our empire left as a legacy in much of these countries and across the World.
Pillars of modern society such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America owe much to Britain for the manner in which they have developed. The "Western Civilization" and World Order today owes much to the Britain Empire and Colonialism and compared to the alternatives is in my view preferable to the alternatives.
It is from what Britain has established across the World and what has developed from it and the way we operate now that gives us a moral authority over much of the World that is far behind us in terms of wealth, provision of human and civil rights and democracy.
I do think our Nation does have the right to advise/warn/attack other countries depending on the circumstances. I don't think we have the right to, say, bomb the Republic of Ireland for beating us at football, but if they were a Dictatorship that was killing anyone who was opposing their policy of everyone working in Paddy Fields then I think we should act.
4. Do you worry about how other nation perceive your country?
Of course, for their perception will determine in what manner they will conduct business/relations with us. Nice to see however we are a popular destination to flee to if your country is beset by oppression and torture even though we aren't the easiest destination to get to from such countries.
Of course, our football supports have done us great credit is representing our Nation abroad and their visits abroad as with the trips of people to the beaches of Spain and Florida have not made foreigners think we are all poorly educated, loud, aggressive, drink fueled, annoying, morons.
Thank god for the BBC for promoting another image of Britain
5. Do you think that the might is right philosophy is correct, should your nation just bully its way to the top?
"Might is right" in that without the backing of force other nations/forces would be able to sweep aside those rights and freedoms we enjoy and replace them with something else.
That we have to bully those that would oppose our way of life is a given if they would look to destroy our way of life. Flower Power wouldn't have stopped Nazism or the Totalitarian form of Communism toted by Stalin, whilst a strong belief in our own way of life and having the arms to protect it, would!
6. Can you justify bombing another country based upon your nations perceived moral superiority?
Yes. But moral superiority cannot overcome needless deaths and a cure that is worse than the problem. We have to make an accurate cost-benefit assessment when regarding our decision to intervene. That is vital
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