One should encourage ALL young people to join the US Military, if for no other reason than to earn their college tuition, instead of having it given to them by the American taxpayer through Government Grants and Student Loans.
--- In [email protected], Kenneth Gregg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1) I fought against the draft and the foolishness called the VietNam > War. Both were evil absurdities as was the Korean War, our invasions in > Latin America and the Middle East. I learned that while preparing to go > into the military. I went to ROTC like any other good Hoosier boy, > watched my high school friends come back in body bags and helped my > hero, who was going to marry my sister (before she got pregnant while > waiting in the states), fight through his heroin addiction he picked up > there. He was a highly decorated marine who went on to become a D.I. at > Pendleton. He told me all sorts of "fun" stories about taking > Vietnamese in his helicopter, dropping one out to ensure the > "cooperation" of the others, and other stories. > > Yes, I learned just what war is all about. I became an anti-war > activist speaking out against the atrocities and the American military > machines like the one today. I speak out against the current one > whenever I can. That is what a libertarian should do. > > 2) I hope you've gotten therapy for the indoctrination. Also hope that > you've got an honest job now. > > 3) If you understand libertarianism, I do hope that you are encouraging > other libertarians to GET OUT of the LP. The LP has nothing to do with > libertarianism, save to waste and use our valuable resources in wasteful > manners. > > 4) I don't know when joining a socialist institution like the military > is a "fight for our liberty". I would encourage young people to keep > out of the military, and encourage the ones already caught up in the > socialist steam roller to get out as quickly as possible and to try to > make amends to those whose rights he has already violated. > > Cheers! > Just Ken > > doug craig wrote: > > > 1) There is not draft today.(if there was a draft I would rail agaist > > the military) > > > > > 2) I served 6 years in the navy > > > > > 3) an I am one of the most active Libertarians in Georgia who > > understands Libertarianism. > > > > > 4) The young people who join believe they joining to fight for our > > liberty, This is not always true but most of the time it is. > > > > > > --- 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/
