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Originally posted by Moneyguy1
I know my viewpoint is not a popular one, but if we are to live in a "free" country (sorry, pat, it still is relatively free compared to other countries), one should be ready and willing to invest something in preserving that type of life.
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America is still among the most free countries, but the best way to see this is that America is among the "least sick men", but sick nevertheless.
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College did it for you...I am pleased to hear that. I tried college after High School and was not ready for it. Now one can say that my experience was one of natural maturing, but I am convinced that the time I spent in the service taught me how to (as contradictory as the two things sound) follow orders and think for myself. I came back ready and eager to do something with my life. I learned respect and I learned to have faith in my own abilities.
Just my feelings on the subject.
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We invest in preserving the American way of freedom by being free and thinking freely; military or government service slavery isn't the way to instill the embodiment of freedom into anyone. It does in fact say that you can be free at the whim of the state, and if the state says you can't be free then you aren't. State slavery says that you belong to the state whenever and where ever it wants.
The only time "giving to society" is meaningful is when it's a gift given freely, coercive taking does nothing to demonstrate that violence is an acceptable way to do business.