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We need an army to defend our nation. You could stand at the border with a rifle.
by confidantlake 4y ago
We need an army to defend our nation.
You could stand at the border with a rifle.
- carlosjobim 4y agoThere are thousands of scholarships. What do you think they are? They are people like the parent commenter, who think other people deserve a good education, and decide to put their money where their mouth is. And yes, if somebody calls for war, they should be the first to sign up for joining the military. Everybody should put their money where their mouth is.
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoPersonally I find this mode of argument, where someone talks about a collective action problem and then someone else replies “well why don’t you do it then” distracting and unhelpful. Collective action problems, by definition, cannot be solved by individual actions. We must first discuss the problem and reach agreement. Pretending that collective actions can be solved by individual action seems to me only to be a tactic to defeat the efforts of those seeking collective change. I should note you never commented on the merits of free university for all. You’ve diverted the conversation in to one about individuals, successfully avoiding addressing the key point I was making.