On 9/13/07, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip of a bunch of good stuff!> > FWIW I think mandatory military service is a _great_ idea, have been a > proponent since I was a teenager, but today you would never get it > passed, since the general public does not trust the government to use > those resources well (or even in the interest of the country, and not > for their personal gain)
Exactly! It's a swell idea on paper, but "mommy, can I trust the government?" FSCK NO! I'm reading Ben Frank's autobiography (the entrepreneur version ;), and it's stunning to see how far we've fallen from our ideals. Stunning. But YOU CAN NEVER TRUST THE GOVERNMENT! It's pretty obvious- that's a check that is just plain needed. Militias and whatnot, are way cooler, but, good luck with that. Jerry, I really liked what you said. I feel pretty much the same- it's nice to see someone who can put it out there a little, um, not as crappily as me. =P * * * Man, I freaking love getting all hot and bothered- been soooo long since I really got into the thick of it, name calling y todo. WOOT! YEAH! Must be good for the heart. Sorry if I'm being a bit "adult" in my language- but that doesn't hurt every now and again either. Encourages new curse words and whatnot, so really, it's like trying to help english along it's evolution. Yup... that's it... LOL. Really been enjoying the debate tho.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:242379 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
