Liberal columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote an article that says the U.S. Military should be the model that socialists follow when transforming society.I definitely don't support this guy's message, but his points are not completely wrong either. We should know how to debate them.
So, I'll set the stage. Prepare for butthurt. The military is a purely socialist authoritarian institution.
Debate topic: Must it be? Some of our founders did not favor having standing armies that are constantly mobilized. Can America defend itself using a more individualistic, militia-style approach? Of course that would mean that we would have to hastily cease to be the World Police.
How does all this strike you? Can you debate this topic when a Socialist confronts you about the socialist military-model?
Our Lefty Military - New York Times
“It’s the purest application of socialism there is,” Wesley Clark, the retired four-star general and former supreme allied commander of NATO forces in Europe, told me. And he was only partly joking.
So, I'll set the stage. Prepare for butthurt. The military is a purely socialist authoritarian institution.
- The military is centralized and hierarchical.
- Soldiers are owned by the government.
- Soldiers can't speak out without repercussion.
- Soldiers can't refuse searches.
- Soldiers are restricted in the way they carry weapons.
- Soldiers have limited ability to choose their path/assignment.
- Soldiers can't refuse forced vaccinations.
- Soldiers can't dress how they want.
- Military leadership/governance is not representative.
- and more!
Debate topic: Must it be? Some of our founders did not favor having standing armies that are constantly mobilized. Can America defend itself using a more individualistic, militia-style approach? Of course that would mean that we would have to hastily cease to be the World Police.
How does all this strike you? Can you debate this topic when a Socialist confronts you about the socialist military-model?
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