Can anyone think of a single war that DID NOT the revolve around money?
This is in the RELIGION section because this was part of my response to the question... 'Is religion slowly killing us?" http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080803234305AA0RQz0&r=w#F7h5DWrkFFjS1VJUqF6J "if it wasn't in the name of god, it would have been in the name of money.greed, gold, whatever else you want to call it." Everything is about money! They use God and ideaologies as bait for those who have little money. How could they possibly convince the poor... "Go fight for me so that I can make more money." No instead, the rich wrap things up in ideaology, fight to save us. fight for freedom. for God and country... Support the troops! But even when they are defending us, it is because someone else wants OUR money. No, ALMOST EVERY WAR IN ALL OF HISTORY was about MONEY. Think about it a second and if you can come up with even ONE that wasn't feel free to message me! WWII- Germans had to pay reparations for WWI. The German mark was tanking. Hitler didn't like that so he started to expand Germany to bring back it's wealth and pride. American Revolution- No taxation without representation. Civil War- Slaves were PROPERTY. The War on Drugs- the dealers cartels or whoever make money off of their product because there are people willing to buy it. At the same time it costs the government billions because of rehab programs, law enforcement, social services for family members. The Cold War- two different economic systems battling for world power. Don't be too quick to answer "Power" or "Land"... Without money, one's power is GREATLY diminished, even non-existent. (Look how the poor are treated!) Land- What is land good for? NATURAL RESOURCES. Which helps society make MONEY. The Vietnamese may not have gotten richer, BUT the Vietnam War was apart of the Cold War. Russia and the USA used countries like Vietnam as pawns on the map. Because of the Crusades, trad with the Mid East and Asia increased greatly. Side effect of original intent, both can be argued. The Trojan War was a part of Greek MYTHOLOGY not History. (You can Google it up if you'd like.) David v. Goliath was about LAND. And if the Israelites had failed, they would have been forced into slavery. WWI- Economic Imperialism The 30years war- claimed as a religious war, but was actually a rivalry between France and the House of Hapsburg for political power. War of the Roses- House of Lancaster and York. Power Struggle. Land expansion was also involved. War of the Roses Yes. But why were the British and Scottish in Ireland? There had to be something they wanted (resources). The motivation for the Irish themselves was self defense. But for the Brits/Scots who were invading, it was money/resources... My examples were OVER simplified for efficency and readability. Thank you ALL for you input!
Religion & Spirituality - 20 Answers
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I don't think the Vietnamese got richer. *The Vietnam "Police Action" was about Communism not money as was the cold war.
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You could try the crusades. All they wanted was to kill Muslims, burn mosques, and take Jerusalem. Sure the soldiers looted and pillaged, but that wasn't the actual intention of the war, that was just soldiers being greedy. Your wars revolve around America. Try different eras and nations, you'll find some good wars. Edit: Ah, but the intention of the Crusades was not its side effect. Weak argument. Trade occured on the part of opportunists and merchants, not generals and kings.
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the civil war was partially about slavery but slaves were not money....i think that war was more about the confederates trying to keep the black man down. Technically, you could make every single action that has ever happened about money.
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The revolutionary war didn't solely revolve around "no taxation without representation"
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i consider the civil war to be more about freedom and equality rather than property. sure, one side wanted to keep slavery, but the war itself was fought over freedom and liberty. -Christian
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star wars- a young boy who has sex with his sister works out his daddy issues. cartoon wars- cartman wanted to have family guy taken off the air because he thought it was stupid. Kyle liked family guy so he tried to stop him, neither had a financial interest so no money involved.
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War on Terror *snickers*
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The Trojan War. It was fought over Helen of Troy.
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If you want to understand wars, then ask what resources were being fought over. Money is a medium of exchange, it is the resources that are the cause of war. In the Civil War the resources that really caused the problem where the Western territories and who was going to control them. Slave states wanted to be able to exploit the resources with the slave property while capitalist interest with their own labor or with paid labor. Even the crusades were about control of land.
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Money may be a contributor, but I think the worst violence/wars are/were created because of religious intolerance!
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There were wars before there was money. Case closed.
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if you are refering to all the US wars then you are correct accept the war in iraq which is supposed to bring peace but is destrroying you have over looked the fact that there has been thousandths of wars like the trojan war where they fought over a woman
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The war when Israel fought the Philistines. This was the war with David and Goliath. It wasn't about money
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Wasn't there a war, albeit a small one, that erupted between a bunch of soccer fans somewhere in Europe?
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WW I Thirty year's war War of the Roses
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I think you've simplified it too much with "money". My personal belief is that wars are fought over resources (many times because a lack of them) and that religion helps people pick sides.
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I think it is a fair statement to say that many wars have economic bases. But there are notable exceptions, for instance the 1967 War (The Six Day War) was about occupation of Gaza and (from the Israeli POV) border security. Yes it was land, but not particularly valuable land from a resources perspective. The War on Drugs is not about monetary gain, and is not really a war. More of an oppression. The Civil War was not about slavery, but about States rights vs Federal Gov't's rights. It had vast economic EFFECTS, but was not prosecuted from economic reasons. Just a few thoughts. I still agree with your basic thesis that many wars have economics as their root causes.
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You asked the question in the right forum: 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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War is the shooting stage of an economic struggle.
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the civil war in ireland and the civil war in northern ireland were caused by religious & political issues, regarding the invasion of england and plantation of scottish and english settlers on irish soil.
