Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Blog Question: 11.26.2009
Sadly, I believe that Heinlein is completely correct in the claim that he makes. Everything is about survival; our culture obsesses over living longer, protecting our country, and saving our earth. Our media is filled with diet advertisements and "going green" promotions, the claim being that these things will help us survive. Political leaders obsess over safety regulations and protection plans "just in case"... so it is safe to say that we are all about survival. For that reason war and the preparation for war can never be eliminated. Those two things protect us from the worse. It helps us survive against terrorist and threats known and unknown. That is the sterotypical that I sort of believe in. Without being prepared for war, a country opens their self to being taken advantage of. I think that the necessity to survive requires a properly prepared military to be a high priority among the community, because with the military, common people would have to fight and they are just not equipped for that. If I had to protect myself, I would freak out. The military is a comfort and without it, I'm sure I would not be the only one freaking out.
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1. "...common people would have to fight and they are just not equipped for that. "
ReplyDeleteHmm...the Rwanda article you read for class makes a strong point about how common people can fight and kill each other with some incentive. Wouldn't you say that if there is will there's a way?
2. "The military is a comfort and without it, I'm sure I would not be the only one freaking out. "
What if the military is used against you as a citizen? Look at what's happening in Zimbabwe...
i'm not so sure that militarization works for every country as a form of protection. Looking at smaller, weaker countries, would they not be better benefitted to maintain as little conspicuous military action as possible so as to not arouse suspicion among larger, more powerful, and more militant countries? Look at the military junta in Myanmar (Burma), they are boxed in by the larger powers of India and China, and have only been able to exert military force on the monks marching for freedom in the streets. At that point, military is neither beneficial for security, nor a civilian comfort.
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