Most libertarian worldviews are incredibly detached from reality.

Reality has been distorted. I'm sorry you've been deceived.

The biggest threat to liberty is our own government. Philosophically speaking, I believe everyone should be required to perform military service in order to vote or run for office.

Ah, the usual tinfoil hat rhetoric of the gun nut makes a reappearance.

Carry on then.

sounds like someone who lives in Isreal...must fight in a holy war to earn their place? Philosophically speaking, I believe everyone should grow food.. to have a vote or run for office

Agrarian self-sustainability is an admirable trait. Your facetious remark does hold wisdom.

This post was edited by SwaziSpring on Jun 10 2013 02:23pm

I'm pretty sure the reason Israel utilizes conscription is due to the fact that it's neighbors and even a large portion of it's population wish to commit genocide against Jews and wipe Israel off the map.

I am not advocating conscription, though I have toyed with the idea. I am advocating something more in-line with Heinlein, which is to say that I believe that [military] service to the state should be a prerequisite for voting, holding office and/or teaching civics classes. Non-citizens would not be discriminated against in any other way.

Ah yes, the "government does no wrong" mentality. That's a justified assumption. /s

Many of the sensible non-libertarians on this board have plenty of issues with governments. Doesn't mean they want to get rid of it all, or make it smaller.

>Implying I'm a libertarian.