Question 2 Extreme pacifists follow a strict discipline that does not tolerate war for any reason and believes in and advocates peace. Extremist pacifists lead a strict lifestyle and adhere to these guidelines, which prevents their followers from participating in many functions or organizations that may result in or advocate violence. I do not necessarily agree with this point of view and would not find it realistic enough to be able to apply it in our society today. This is an admirable quality that extremist pacifists value and adhere to religiously, but it seems to me too idealistic and difficult to achieve in our society, at least that is how I see it. The concept of "just war" began with Augustine and, in his own way of rationalizing and clarifying what he believed, he defined a war considered just. Augustine was able to describe and categorize just war into jus in bellum, “the conditions necessary to justify engagement in war” and jus in bello “the conditions necessary to wage war justly.” The final stage, jus pos bellum, “…seeks to regulate the end of wars and facilitate the transition from war to peace. » The war that followed September 11 is an example of an unjust war. I think going to war was a hasty decision due to the pressure put on the US government, and as a result hundreds of soldiers and non-combatants perished. The war that followed 9/11 was precipitated by strong emotions and little evidence to justify going to war. One of the main motivations for going to war, aside from the actions that took place on 9/11, was the belief that weapons of mass destruction existed. The weapons of mass destruction were never found. Going to war with... middle of paper ... will allow us to work cohesively toward that same goal. If the idea of ​​justice makes us better people, then I don't see the harm in continually striving for that goal. Karl Marx disagrees with capitalism and sees it as a system that handicaps workers and places them in a category that will almost never achieve the wealth that their owners/employers possess. Capitalism oppresses its citizens and makes them believe that a capitalist society is the best solution. Society has benefited greatly from capitalism, but a major flaw of capitalism is the dependence that exists between capitalism and us. The wealth disproportion between the rich and the poor in America creates and maintains one group of Americans who will have too much money and another group who struggle to capture a share of that wealth but will almost never reach the same level of wealth..