John Lennon's Song- Imagine is a Utopia

Firstly, I still very firmly believe that noting to kill or die for does mean no point in living. My opponent mentioned that no nation can make you die for anything. What if you want to die for your nation? What if you want to give up your life to protect your country? My opponent would probably counteract that argument with the fact that the song says it's a brotherhood of man which would mean no death in the first place, yet for that to happen there would be no diversity. The only way to avoid conflict completely and totally is to get rid of the diversity which makes our world so interesting a place. Again, with the brotherhood argument my opponent mentioned diversity also must go, and later in this argument I will demonstrate how it's not worth getting rid of the diversity for that. Also, I feel that my opponent very much contradicts themselves when they state that they wake up for something that they choose. Well, you wouldn't be able to do that in the world of this song because the song clearly states that people are living for the current day and nothing more. The point my opponent makes here is not actually a given fact but an argument and one which they don't present much supporting evidence of. The point that I'm discussing is are you able to have ambition without a little greed. That once again is a separate debate, but I will try to make the point that you can't have ambition without greed. To go get another job as my opponent mentions would be greedy even in a minor scale; you want something for yourself. To have no greed at all means you give your entire life up for others since greed is defined as "excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions". The only way not to have an excessive desire is to donate your lives to others. If everybody did that, that would mean that the innovation and personal ambition wouldn't happen any more. Therefore, the world set forth by John Lennon's song would crush innovation in the world. My opponent's argument here doesn't work They suggest meeting people or exploring art. However, it works both ways; art can be about religion. People with religious beliefs can express themselves via art. If there was no religious diversity, then art would also have to suffer. I also ask my opponent how can they say that a song which directly states in its lyrics there should be no religion has diversity. The song may be against tyranny, but it is fairly clear that it is also attacking religion. Religion is worth fighting over. Is my opponent saying that there shouldn't have been fighting to protect the Jewish religion throughout the Holocaust in World War 2. Religion has done wondrous things such as helping to end slavery for instance with William Wilberforce in the U.K. or people helping with the Underground Railroad in the U.S.A .Overall, the song directly opposes religion and religious diversity may cause wars, yet it is also essential. Overall, Imagine may be a world where people respect each other, but it's also a world without diversity, ambition, or a clear purpose in life. The world set forth in Imagine would not be positive as my opponent says. For me it's more of a dictatorship by not allowing others to succeed or diversity to flourish, and therefore, I believe imagine is not a utopia. Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com...