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> The sad thing is, all want I for my kids is great health and great education That sounds great, but even more than that I hope you want for them to be alive
by zeveb 10y ago
> The sad thing is, all want I for my kids is great health and great education
That sounds great, but even more than that I hope you want for them to be alive and free. Without a strong national defense, their chances of survival as free citizens are pretty low.
- danbruc 10y agoWithout a strong national defense, their chances of survival as free citizens are pretty low. Where does this sentiment come from, the same as in the argument that the USA protects Europe? Do you really believe all countries would constantly try invade each other if they had less weapons? Citizens are not that eager to get killed on the battlefield, especially in developed notion with pretty good living standards at home. Maybe I am a bit idealistic but I just can not imagine the world falling apart if we had lesson weapons. I am not saying zero weapons, it is certainly not a bad idea to have some defense capabilities just in case, but being prepared to fight another world war seems over the top to me.
- dreaminvm 10y agoEven if on average most citizens are peaceful, it only takes one ambitious lunatic to tip the scale in the wrong direction [cue Trump/Putin/Kim]. While I don't necessarily agree with the large US military spending, I feel better knowing we have more national defense than necessary rather than not enough/just enough.
- abduhl 10y agoUkraine just recently experienced what it's like to be a country with less weapons than another country and without a strong tie to a coalition that includes the dominant military power in the world.
- meddlepal 10y agoOr you're just used to a world protected by the US?
- Frondo 10y ago"Without a strong national defense, their chances of survival as free citizens are pretty low." I don't think this is an accurate statement.
- meddlepal 10y agoExplain why you disagree and don't cite some western European social democracy which knows that the US would bail it out if push came to shove.