I detest conscription;
Then you must be a happy camper. America has not drafted anyone since 1973.
Better to have a country where a majority believe it's worth defending.
Concur. But beliefs define us and they are taught. Someone has to do the teaching.
I detest war.
I detest the states of communism, socialism, barbarism, anarchy, and sharia law more. GI's get a huge wake up call when they visit a country where the people are not free.
Humans are the bloodiest of all animals. We have a lot of ambitious bad people.
Humans cannot be unarmed and incapable of self defense and remain free.
The earth does not go around that way.
The draft gives every American family a personal stake in the defense of our Constitution and our freedoms.
The draft helps level the working, playing and fighting fields for every American citizen and immigrant.
The draft is a big brake on a war mongering Congress or President, because everyone is paying attention. They pay attention and make sure their voices are heard because every family has something precious at stake including the families of Congress and the President.
Our freedoms remained intact with generally lower levels of internal disruption when we had a draft. The draft dodgers of the 60s may have acted illegally but they had a legitimate beef. We had 560,000 troops in a poorly managed and lost war. Our troops are in several poorly managed wars today, but so few American families have a stake, they don't complain.
Now our freedoms are being encroached upon everyday by our big government elitists.
The draft brings American elitism down a few notches. All American youth need the lessons learned from the maturation process that develops after spending a year or two years living and working closely with folks who are a little different from what they are used to.
The draft enables us to raise and disband large fighting forces quickly and economically. We have lost that capability.
We have professionalized our armed forces. Troops stay on active duty much longer now. A significantly fewer number of Americans are getting basic military training. The draft shortens the average tour of duty. Like Switzerland, every neighborhood in America would be safer with more trained military veterans living in them.
"Freedom is not free. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
That is not a trite phrase. Since 1776, it is a proven truth.
I believe the reason more and more Americans are willingly giving up their personal freedoms to live on government dole is because they they don't now and never did have a personal stake in their own freedoms, and they haven't seen, smelled, or experienced how bad it really can get.
Unless we see dramatic changes in personal attitudes and government financial actions, soon they will get to taste the bitter too. |
