I can use a mobile phone and post messages on the internet. My parents have a vacuum cleaner that moves around and cleans floors by itself. People are being advised about the future that robots will have in society and about electric and driverless cars.

People have been told by government this is all good, it is part of a growing digital economy and is the way of the future.

But when it comes to foreign affairs, which also involves human lives, many governments, including Australia, take an alternative approach. There seems to be no real serious drive or change from past actions involving some type of violence or use of a military weapon.

http://vimeo.com/132212314

I see it as concerning, as on one hand one element of change is being gratefully embraced, (which is economic), but with another (involving human life), in this case foreign affairs, it is seen as too difficult to address with potential innovation, alternative or new ideas not being taken into consideration.

Why is there this difference in thought? I thought human life was priceless.

Nathan J

*...There seems to be no real serious drive or change from past actions involving some type of violence or use of a military weapon...*

We are living in a period of human history right now, of unprecedented peace.
This joyful fact though, does not mean we live in a period of no war.

There is always potential for war, but it is believed from research, the reason for global stability, is due to an increase in world trade, and the influence of Democracy.

War is what is termed, a zero sum game. There are no winners!

Nathan J
How do you define 'war' other than conflict between entities?

To summarize:

Hamas fires rockets at Israeli civilians,
Israel comes and clobbers Hamas,

Conclusion: It's all Israel's fault.

Nathan must be very young if he has hipster parents who have a vacuum cleaner than runs around on its own.

Shadow,

I see that following the Palestinian murder of a 35 year old rabbi the other day in the 'occupied' area, Israel intends to go in even harder on settlement. Is Muse's mate, Hal Colebatch, declared Netanyahu as one of only two Western leaders who is not a coward. Trump is the other one.