Michael Polak wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
>
> > Hello Michael:
> >
> > It is a great honor and a privilege for a citizen to be selected to serve in
> > the forces that guard one's country and protect her ideals of freedom and
> > liberty. It is most shameful and selfish for one to love his career and his
> > academic pursuits more than he would love his own country. You can search
This one was directed to Michael, but since I have also heard this one
from
so many people in my own country I just have to respond too.
I like my country, and I like the people in here. And this is not the
problem.
The ideals is the problem. Serving and protection people may be
honorable,
but it is honorable only if this thing is done by CHOICE. If it is
someone
else, however, no matter if it is a person in a position of power, who
decide
for me that I will now grab a rifle and stand guard, then that person
has
a problem. Since I will not see any honor in that. Fact: I would do my
best
to fight the person who is trying to force me to do so.
I am not "against my country". "The country", as I see it, is a group of
people. I am helping that group of people by being a good citizen, by
helping people in need, and generaly helping that group in many ways.
Just because one of these ways doesnt include fighting in a war, doesnt
mean
that I am a "problematic element". This is my opinion.
Or Botton
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