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Let's see: The military's job is partly to kill people. Some people have a moral objection to being involved in that, surprisingly.
by bigbluedots 8y ago
Let's see: The military's job is partly to kill people. Some people have a moral objection to being involved in that, surprisingly.
- sidcool 8y agoNot trying to defend the killing, but military is important for a nation. Even if the US military is very ethical, the foreign militaries may not be. Hence the US military has to be on an offensive all the time. There is no dearth of countries who would want to see the fall of US, or any other western nation. (Having said this, US military has done their share of mass murder in Cambodia, Iraq etc.)
- detaro 8y agoI'd guess many people would argue that the US military is not that ethical and actively involved in a lot of campaigns they shouldn't be in. See e.g. the discussions around the drone projects, where many argued that the drone program is used in a bad way, and thus shouldn't be supported, where a military that's less involved or work on technology that's seems harder to "misuse" might be seen differently. E.g. I'd expect a lot fewer people would argue that the US shouldn't be prepared to defend against China.