Quote (SwaziSpring @ Jun 10 2013 01:26pm)
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.
Military is like soccer or football something that helps no one, but fun to watch for a few..We all the same but make teams for what? religion, street we live on, country we live in, color of skin...In the long run a few people sending out those who joined the armed military to do their beeding and maybe die or kill others...you wont see any great acts of a army helping those who need it..
Just those who work for a few, out of greed and a sense of duty.