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Well, technically speaking if there isn't anyone signed up with BDUs and a rifle in hand, then your liberty would be in peril. I mean, if the US government and

by lolwutf 13y ago

Well, technically speaking if there isn't anyone signed up with BDUs and a rifle in hand, then your liberty would be in peril. I mean, if the US government and her lands were just up for whoever wanted to call dibs, I'd take it. That said, it stands to reason that the reason why your liberty isn't imminently in peril is because someone is already signed up and out there defending it. To restate everything in broad terms: there's lots of people out in the world that don't like us. Your liberty is always in peril. Do you want a totally anarchistic society, perhaps? I, for one, don't.

scott_karana 13y ago
You make it sound like America doesn't have a large, well-off and well armed populace, with the backing of heavy industrial plants that can tool up for war. I'm not saying America should have no armed forces, of course, but don't you think they're a little excessive?
lolwutf 13y ago
scott_karana - What you're describing is true, but is closer to anarchy (which I'm not quite an advocate for). Do I think the military forces have grown to an excessive level? Yes.
- cobrausn 13y ago
  No, it's not. It's advocating what the founders originally intended, which was a well-armed militia that obviates the need for an Army. In time of war (on American soil) they would organize like an army to fight off invaders. They did advocate for a Navy, however, because it was (and I suppose still is) necessary for the establishment of free trade routes between nations. I am former military, as an aside, and once found the notion of not having an Army pretty silly, but the notion has grown on me slightly.
205guy 13y ago
Wow, just, wow. You've swallowed the war hawks' propaganda hook, line, and sinker.
jessaustin 13y ago
I mean, if the US government and her lands were just up for whoever wanted to call dibs, I'd take it. I'd like to see you try. You might just end up with a deeper appreciation for the Second Amendment.

by lolwutf 13y ago

scott_karana 13y ago

You make it sound like America doesn't have a large, well-off and well armed populace, with the backing of heavy industrial plants that can tool up for war. I'm not saying America should have no armed forces, of course, but don't you think they're a little excessive?

lolwutf 13y ago

scott_karana - What you're describing is true, but is closer to anarchy (which I'm not quite an advocate for). Do I think the military forces have grown to an excessive level? Yes.

cobrausn 13y ago
No, it's not. It's advocating what the founders originally intended, which was a well-armed militia that obviates the need for an Army. In time of war (on American soil) they would organize like an army to fight off invaders. They did advocate for a Navy, however, because it was (and I suppose still is) necessary for the establishment of free trade routes between nations. I am former military, as an aside, and once found the notion of not having an Army pretty silly, but the notion has grown on me slightly.

205guy 13y ago

Wow, just, wow. You've swallowed the war hawks' propaganda hook, line, and sinker.

jessaustin 13y ago

I mean, if the US government and her lands were just up for whoever wanted to call dibs, I'd take it. I'd like to see you try. You might just end up with a deeper appreciation for the Second Amendment.