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Old 03-21-2018, 11:48 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by plastroncafe View Post
Would mandatory military service for young men help curb this kind of behavior? Normally I'm against the idea of conscription...
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I think that would help IMMENSELY. Though let's make it mandatory for women as well. We don't need to put it under the banner of, "This will stop school shootings!" (but it will) but it's just a great way of teaching value and responsibility. Since that appears to... not be happening as much as it used to.

The evidence from the countries that have that in place doesn't support that hypothesis remotely.
What about conscientious objectors or people who disagree with America's foreign policies?

I have no desire to sacrifice my children on the altar of the American military-industrial complex simply in the hopes that other children are getting their $hit together at boot camp and in some third world country's sand hills.
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