Reply #26: i don't think kids should aspire it to it...

[AlbizuX]

I believe a military is necessary for defense...but, until the American armed forces are restructured toward a "defense" focus and our imperial outposts all across the world scaled back, I looked down at the idea of militarism as a perfectly natural and normal aspiration.

Wanting to join a nation's killing forces shouldn't be an aspiration of people..no matter how much people try to gloss over that fact with appeals to patriotism and love of country.

These kids get fed that "defend the country" crap..when the United States hasn't had a legitimate defense of country war in ages.

I take Einstein's pacifist approach...he hated those who aspired to become soldiers...thought them to be unthinking drones.