Actually, quite the opposite. I find it hard to give the libertarian label to any American who has not served in the Military. Hard to justify saying that one is Pro-Freedom, when one has done absolutely nothing to fight and defend that freedom.
--- In [email protected], Kenneth Gregg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can think of no institution, save that of prisons, which are more > socialist than the military is. Do you honestly think that, simply > because you have been, or currently are, involved in such an > organization that it is libertarian in any respect? I have come across > libertarian prisoners, usually in for non-violent offenses, and even a > few people in the military that claim to be libertarians, but I see no > connection or affiliation between libertarianism and military law, > military installations (at least not until they are sold to private > interests), WMDs, biological weapons, standing armies, ecological > destruction of wide swaths of land called "test ranges" and "proving > grounds" (such as we have here in Nevada), deaths of thousands and > thousands of ordinary people, and the like. > > Perhaps you can provide defenses for all of these, each of which is an > essential element of the current military. > > Cheers! > Just Ken > > > doug craig wrote: > > > The military is not anti Libertarian. > > > > --- Eric Dondero Rittberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:ericdondero%40yahoo.com>> > > wrote: > > > > > Ummm, geez, I dunno? Maybe to protect freedom? > > > Just a guess. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
