<OT> One more reason I am glad I don't live in CA

[Roger Oberholtzer]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:24:16 -0500 (EST)
Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:09:47 +0800
> > Chong Yu Meng <chongym at cymulacrum.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sure.  And they should have made 2 years or more service mandatory
> > > > for everyone, as soon as they complete HS (or drop out).
> >
> > Even peaceful Sweden has mandatory military service. For the objectors,
> > time is spent serving in a hospital or other service. But two years it
> > will be.
> 
> I've got no problems with mandatory public service.  Mandatory military
> service is best left for police states such as North Korea.

Overall, ok. But there is something to be said for understanding the defense
of a country. How it works. Who does what. It could lead to citizens making
more intelligent opinions on this sort of thing.



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