Why and why is it justified? What was the mindset of the people that supported or at least tolerated the expansion?..In other words what moral, legal, religious, social, economic and political argument were used to justity this expansion?
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Imperialism is the belief that it i desirable to  extend country's influence though any means such as trade, diplomacy, and military conquest.   If you did not, other countries would and chock off your resources. You could not expand and maintain your economy,\n\nThis was the time of the JP Morgan and other Industrialist.
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baby_balla_gaby, Chell, spd2romero@s... and latin_hussla all need to go back to school and learn something. For starters the USA bought the land from the Mexican government and not steal it. Yes our ancestors who came here took the land from the Native Americans living here at the time. All civilization came up form the Africa and Middle East regions and spread throughout the world. Asians did come across from Siberia to what is now Alaska a long time ago. So many of you really need to go back to school yourselves. Majority of the people who live in north America today are dececndts from either the Spanish and Europeans. The Native Americans were here centuries before but their ancestors came from Asia. \n\nIt seems to me that many of the people supporting illegal immigrants want to get rid of all laws in this land and everywhere else. Tell me I am wrong here but it is the truth. Like what was said before their were no laws in the land until the mid to late 1800’s. So you can’t argue about the past but you need to start thinking about the future. If the Mexican people rely on the money that their relatives send home then they are making their lives worse every day with that mentality. Instead of  going to the US for a better life why don’t you work on getting your government to fix your economy and not rely on someone’s else.
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It's a LOT more complicated that a maximum number of people per square mile.  You'd have to take into account how the land is being used.  And even when you fill the land you have, you can build up instead of out (if they can stack people 50 stories high, you've got a lot more people per area).  Ultimately, the number of people a country can support will depend more on other resources (like) than on surface area, and this is constantly changing, and a larger population will tend to produce more, too.  There's no really maximum occupancy of a country.
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It is standard operating procedure to vilify anyone who opposes you. But since you have to argue for the other side, try saying it is a necessary label because these countries threaten the very freedom the country is founded on.
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First, this isn't a question but rather a political statement.\n\nSecondly, it is based on wishes and not reality.
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it would be as useless as the rest of their land and they know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nto pancho: What kind of argument is that : a damn good one sounds better than anything you've come up with
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That this case is old does not solve the problem. There is no legitimacy for Israel identity in Islam world. They are completely new nation. Even they don't have certain race. One from Russia other from Iran other from England etc. Isn't it funny? These people have answered above are trying to say that to oppose each other is not a good idea. That maybe right and I am agree more or less. But the reality doesn't change. The reality is that there were Jews in England and they were almost reach, supported by England government and start campaign for Zionism. The Israel is a racist country too. Look at Arabs and Daroozis inside Israel. How they are behaved. They kill daily a few Palestinians and they killed their leaders like Ahmad and Rentisi. In Islamic world opinion there is no reason for "defending" Israel at all. They were cruel not Palestinians. They have occupied a soil, not Palestinians.
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Is it ethical to prevent the movement of poor people into a wealthier land?\n\nIs it ethical for illegal immigrants to endanger the American economy by draining the health, educational and health services of the US?\n\nIs it ethical for illegal immigrants to break the immigration laws of the U.S.?\n\nIs it ethical to spend so much money on a fence when so many Americans are homeless and hungry?\n\nIs it ethical for the American government to send illegal immigrants back to their country of origin?\n\nShould cheap labor be denied to foreigners?\n\nShould illegal immigrants be allowed to take jobs from poor Americans?\n\nIs the fence being built because Americans are prejudiced against Mexicans?
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i always that the wordl needed a war counrtry.  that way, we could just go there and fight and not wreck houses and stuff.....................  i suggested part of Africa as its big and theres a lot of suffering going on there........we could buy part of it and help out the people at the same time.
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A group of people living by our modern laws and morality might have been able to avoid the American Civil War.  I'm not sure that the people of the day could have come up with a solution.  The South wanted to secede because what the federal government was doing was going to destroy their economy.  It did, but a successful secession would have destroyed both economies.
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We were kind of trying to ensure the possibility for expansion.  The Europeans were no longer allowed to colonize, it would be considered unfriendly action if they tried.  And the U.S. stated again it's desire for independence to strive as a nation by telling the Europeans and Britain that they didn't want them interfering in American affairs.  They wanted to remain neutral in Europes war and feared Britain's ulterior motive of thwarting U.S. expansion.
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Well, there are two cases to consider. The first is the one you spoke of, when they already believe theirs is the right choice. The second is the case of genuine curiosity, wanting to know what fundamental truths support which argument. In the first case, it could be to try to convert others or simply to reassure onesself that the justifications for other faiths are invalid (although this is from a biased perspective). In the second case, asking a question like this would hopefully bring out strong arguments from many sides. It's interesting to weigh these points against one another.
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PLEASE PLEASE inform yourself before writing...\nQUOTE: "The U.S. must go in there with the Army and Marines to restore Law and Order. The magnificent wealth of the U.S. could restore roads, build schools, hospitals, and promote economic growth. The once gorgeous country has become nothing more than a big garage pit with their people living in foul squalor."\n*** We Mexicans are happy living in Mexico, we don't need the "magnificent" US conquering us, we DO have schools, hospitals, and roads. I think the "magnificent wealth of the US" should be invested in rebuildign New Orleans and focused on rebuilding your own country not invading other countries.\n\nAnd how can you say that Mexico is not even beloved by its own people??? Obviously you have NEVER EVER met a real Mexican because even when Mexicans migrate to other countries they keep their traditions and idiosyncrasies and never stop loving Mexico.\n\nPlease people leave us alone, we Mexicans LOVE Mexico and we don't want our country to be colonized/invaded by anybody.
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It has been proven to the satisfaction of many people, but there are some that are extremely hard to convince, for a variety of reasons. These reasons are mainly faith based, in that they have faith in the government, and do not want to believe that their government could murder three thousand of its own citizens. They will all wake up in due time, probably when the country is under Martial law, with curfews imposed, and they become prisoners in their own house.\nThat's for the lucky ones of course. The less lucky will become prisoners in the 600 or so concentration camps which have been built around the country, and are already manned and waiting for their presence.
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It has begun and will eventually expand and yes America is the reason. \n\nNot the ordinary people, but the acts of those treasonous fucks in power with their 200G salaries and we don't give a fuck attitudes.\n\nI believe an attack on Iran will be the catalyst for the expansion of conflict.
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I can't believe the extent that people will go in order to justify illegal immigration.  You guys will find any excuse to justify breaking the law.  \n\nAnd how is Made_in_America's statement racist?  I also saw the news and they stated it was Mexicans, not Americans, bringing in the drugs.  \n\nAs far as the lame excuse about "whites" buying drugs, if drugs weren't here, there would be nothing to buy.  Stating that "Whites" buy drugs is a racist remark in itself.
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No, it just sounds like a good argument for the prejudiced and ignorant.But in support of this idea being true, the murder rate increased 10 fold after the white man stepped foot on this land!!! But I don't think that is the kind of supporting evidence they want to hear!Oh Well....