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

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> 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.

Perhaps, but i don't know how applicable that is for countries with rather
large militaries (such as the US).  I don't see how you can get much of an
understanding when you're in such a large military that you're basically
insignificant.

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