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RE: Libertarian Military: Widthdrawal of Our Troops
Very interesting take on the subject.
Much better than the usual "soldiers are thugs" nonsense that gets spouted a lot.
I don't have a lot of comment on your ideas now, but hopefully I'll put enough brain cells together to take a shot at it soon.
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Thanks, Steve. So many problems are offered by voluntaryists, but so few solutions are put forth. They’re so blinded by what is essentially postmodernism that they don’t realize that soldiers are in a binding contract out of which they cannot opt when they’re in the reserve and killing children is never ideal, nor is it the impetus of their enlistment. These are people who want discipline and feel like they are worth something, especially those who come from dysfunctional and destitute circumstances. A state that offers them benefits offers them a way out and it’s our job to replace that state.
the reason that there are so few solutions is that humans are the basis of government, and humans are complex and flawed.
ANY governmental system, including pure anarchy, has to take that into account.
Since so many folks, NOT just anarchists, and more often than not statists, don't take that into account when discussing problems and solutions, there can't be many rational solutions reached.
I certainly hope my solutions will suffice even though they seem a bit utopian.