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Defence industry protesters are wrong

By Peter Bowden - posted Monday, 30 September 2024

4. Justified: wars for freedom

5. Justified/Power: wars to rid the country of a conqueror are so labelled as the original cause was a conquest for power.

6. ????: unsure of reason

The results were

Power: 94 causes of war

Religion: 1 cause of war

Religion/Power: 14 causes of war

Civil War: 5 causes of war

Justified: 18 causes of war

Justified/Power: 5 causes

The findings confirm that most wars were started by leaders wanting more power. An interesting and inexplicable aspect of this finding is that these wars have, in the main, been supported by the people of the country starting the war. This issue raises several questions, the main one of which is why. Why do people support wars in which their country is clearly in the wrong? Why do they support the voices of authority in their country?

Examples are seen in the many dictators over history

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About the Author

Peter Bowden is an author, researcher and ethicist. He was formerly Coordinator of the MBA Program at Monash University and Professor of Administrative Studies at Manchester University. He is currently a member of the Australian Business Ethics Network , working on business, institutional, and personal ethics.