Tuesday, 02 September 2008
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Is He Serious?
This is in response to a blog-ument I had with a fellow blogger online yesterday. I hope I explaine it a little better(and calmer) this time around..
It is sad to say but some individuals, groups and/or countries are inherently "evil"and can only be kept in check when they know that the "good guys" have the will and the means to keep them in line. The proverbial bad guy or criminal element in any society is constantly striving to find means to carry out his sinister machination, faster and better than the good guy can repel them, resulting in a perpetual cycle of ;bigger guns >better vest, cover of night>night vision goggles, I.E.D's > Vshped armored personnel carriers, and so on.Needless to say,but when the bad guys get the upper hand , they tend to emplement an "any means necessary policy" to retain that position , ex:(the Taliban, Saddam, Stalin,Hitler, Jim Crow) and it is very difficult if not impossible to uproot them.I have to admit , it is a beautiful sentiment to live in a world where military supremecy is not needed, but the reality is that it is not only needed, but it is required to maintain the semblance of peace we now enjoy.Military methods and spending may not be pretty,but my friend,the consequences of apathy are far uglier. Point 2: Is a military society such a bad thing? Are tightly made beds and highly polished shoe's such a horrible concept? Is the thought of respectful youths,who would address their elders as Sir and Ma'am so intolerable ? I say weight the Military Code of Conduct against that of the Hip Hop ,Grunge,Skater,Punk ,Metal or Goth codes and the Military wins hands down every time. Why not instill an "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" (or fellow man/women) mentality in our kids instead of the me, me, me mantra we seem bent on teaching them today? What exactly makes certain people squimish about a military society? Could it be the utterly atrocious semtiment embodied in the Marine corps creed," Semper Fidelis " (Always Faithful) or the Nuisance of the Navy Notion to "Excellerate Your Life". Our kids already recieve an un-healthy dose of moral decaying spiel via liberal media conduits like M.T.V and B.E.T that teach that the only thing that matters is to do what you feel. I think a little structure and discipline would be a welcome respite to a society overun by the me firsts' and later for you's.
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