Why is it stupid. Why shouldn't a free society have a citizenry that earns the blessings of citizenship through well-regulated service?Is it me or does this bold part sound like the "Starship Troopers" way to run the government?
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Posts: 129 07-24-08 10:01 AM Conservative Cultural Marxist |
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Retired Druid of Prexus What counts is not what sounds plausible, not what we would like to believe, not what one or two witnesses claim, but only what is supported by hard evidence rigorously and skeptically examined. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan |
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Borofin wrote: I want to congratulate you here on doing something I was certain you wouldn't do - confess to being so chickenshit about actually serving yourself that
you assume entire swaths of the country's refusal to serve would break America's military capabilities. Thank you for being honest - I guess we're
not so far apart after all.
Zarr's contextualized position on slavery:
For a humorous example, I sold myself as a slave at a charity auction once. I ended up spending the day chopping wood at a farm. It's slavery, but it's far from immoral. |
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Posts: 3774 07-24-08 10:17 AM Community Member |
GFY, prick.
I had taken then tests already and a commander was sent to talk to me from another recruiting station because I scored so high when someone thought to ask me about medical history. |
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Borofin wrote: Grats on passing the GED!
Zarr's contextualized position on slavery:
For a humorous example, I sold myself as a slave at a charity auction once. I ended up spending the day chopping wood at a farm. It's slavery, but it's far from immoral. |
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Posts: 2673 07-24-08 10:46 AM |
In theory I think its a fantastic idea. In practice it sucks donkey balls.
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Posts: 2681 07-24-08 11:11 AM Mera's Master |
More big government from our Liberal friends, eh, Komrade?! How do you propose that we enforce it? Oh, another branch of government? Who is footing the
bill? I think Fishbeak would say that this would be something coming from Neocons!!
Stupid fucking idea. The government has no role in demanding it's citizens perform this type of service. |
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Posts: 710 07-24-08 11:30 AM |
Me, personally, I wouldn't have any problems if they made it where all 18 year olds, after graduating from high school, had to serve 2 years in the
military. Think it would be very good for a lot of the troubled youth out there.
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Posts: 2576 07-24-08 11:31 AM Time-traveling
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Look out Marth, Kendien just called you a communist.
Zarr's contextualized position on slavery:
For a humorous example, I sold myself as a slave at a charity auction once. I ended up spending the day chopping wood at a farm. It's slavery, but it's far from immoral. |
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Posts: 2681 07-24-08 11:35 AM Mera's Master |
What would be good for the troubled youth out there is to have their parents, you know, actually parent!
So Gandol, you're all for big government then? There are already many, many institutions that provide community service opportunities in this country. Let them do the good work they've been doing for decades without the government getting involved and fucking it up. |
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Posts: 2576 07-24-08 11:46 AM Time-traveling
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I'm curious to know why you're zeroing in on me when one of your fellow conservatives shares the same viewpoint I do. Maybe he'll answer and you
won't be so hostile to his responses. I have every confidence Marth and I will share similar views in whatever he shares here.
Zarr's contextualized position on slavery:
For a humorous example, I sold myself as a slave at a charity auction once. I ended up spending the day chopping wood at a farm. It's slavery, but it's far from immoral. |
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Posts: 710 07-24-08 12:14 PM |
Kendien wrote: Ken - IMO - I agree with you about parenting. Doesn't change what I said - I'd STILL be for them having to serve for 2 years in the military.
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Posts: 2681 07-24-08 12:24 PM Mera's Master |
I'd STILL be for them having to serve for 2 years in the military.And you'd still be wrong. /shrug. Compulsory service is not a solution to the parenting issues we face in America today. Two years of service isn't going to erase the 18 years of ingrained behavior and/or temperament due to poor parenting. |
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Posts: 2662 07-24-08 1:00 PM |
GFY, prick.
When did Kayso take over Boro's account?
Borofin's bitch
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Posts: 3774 07-24-08 2:06 PM Community Member |
What, I'm supposed to just take shit like that? Not happening.
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Posts: 4987 07-24-08 2:34 PM BANNED |
Fishbeak wrote: That's a damned dirty lie and I demand moderator action. I'd have typed out "go fuck yourself" because I'm gangsta like that.
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Posts: 2373 07-24-08 6:07 PM 1-900-Santa |
Kendien wrote: The discipline hopefully instilled from boot camp sure couldn't hurt though. In theory, I would support mandatory civil service for 2 years. If nothing else, our infrastructure could use the attention. In practice, I wouldn't trust our government to implement this efficiently. |
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Borofin wrote: Lighten up Francis
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Posts: 2702 07-24-08 6:32 PM |
If nothing else, our infrastructure could use the attention. If our infrastructure really needs help maybe the government needs to stop giving welfare handouts and start putting people to work fixing things.
- Joe
I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which grants a right to Congress of
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Posts: 741 07-24-08 6:39 PM |
do the same peple that hate this also hate forcing children to go to school or making people do jury duty? Is it the time length that is the problem or the
idea that people would actually have to do something for someone other than themself?
BE ADEQUITE
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Falkahnhan wrote: you're not going to get that with a democratic congress and democratic president.
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