A terrible movie in fact.+rep for starship troopers. a bad movie even tho it had boobs but a great novel.
Don't you see, that's the problem, when there is a draft we won't fight illegitimate wars, the public won't allow it.Much better than a draft, and they gotta come from somewhere.
Like Manimal said, I bet they make natives look like ass more often than not.
Sort of the way we worked over black soldiers in World War II?Hell, why don't we make sure that all the Mexicans are in a parachute division? We can call them the "Mexican Jumping Beans".
That's what a real empire would do...
I wouldn't want to further dilute the mass numbers of American Indians that currently make up our military with foreigners or anything.All this does is further remove the American element from military service...
+rep for starship troopers. a bad movie even tho it had boobs but a great novel.
Seems to work for VW.We should just contract out Mexico to do all the work for the US.
Contracting out military work seemed to work for the Romans too...Seems to work for VW.
Not necessarily. I read an article the other week saying that the US is still in the golden age. I don't have the time to search for it, but it was a part of the John Mauldin weekly econ newsletters.We are an Empire in decline.
maybe it's the beer I've been drinking, but you know that you can't offer up a rebuttal with the only proof being that you read an article somewhere that came to a different conclusion, right?Not necessarily. I read an article the other week saying that the US is still in the golden age. I don't have the time to search for it, but it was a part of the John Mauldin weekly econ newsletters.
I think it's a great idea. I just wish it weren't limited to military service. The existing paths to citizenship are far too narrow, long, and few.
Public University should be free to citizens anyway.agreed. call me crazy but i'm all for mandatory "service" for 2 years after graduating high school. (israel) "service" could mean anything from military to civil service to some type of peace corps....just something with a structured basic training that promotes responsibility and discipline. if you pull your 2 years successfully then wham..college is paid for and/or citizenship granted.
and yes, i know that idea leans towards socialism...but i'll compromise
I think we are an empire preparing to take a large step forward in the imperial conquest, not one in decline.We are an Empire in decline.
Touche. After a long day at work and a bourbon, I finally found it.maybe it's the beer I've been drinking, but you know that you can't offer up a rebuttal with the only proof being that you read an article somewhere that came to a different conclusion, right?
You are kidding, right?Public University should be free to citizens anyway.
Why not? I haven't paid a cent of mine and I graduated in 1994.You are kidding, right?
doesn't work out so well for us pig-headed vw owners, however. my desktop bg for the last year is the hindenberg with the caption:Seems to work for VW.
if we keep subsidizing non-citizens' education, i guess this "logically" followsPublic University should be free to citizens anyway.
why would he kid about simultaneously squashing the free market of ideas and the free market proper?You are kidding, right?
I have not paid a cent of mine either, directly. I have earned it as a benefit of my job choices. But in the US, everyone has their hands out and expects something for free. This misplaced sense of entitlement and priviledge "just because..." is one of the big problems around here...Why not? I haven't paid a cent of mine and I graduated in 1994.
And why not? Is education not the most valuable asset to a Democracy? Is education not the most prominent way in which a person is able to realize his potential? Isn't education the very manifestation of opportunity (socioeconomically)?You are kidding, right?
I haven't said that at all, but what I will say is that education and knowledge are so crucial to the human experience that it is in a sense, criminal to charge money for them.Further, if you think your education is all resultant from formalized instruction, you are sadly mistaken.
"Many" is not a logical argument, do you have figures to support the claim that a prevalence of "skid row types" exists to the degree that it justifies not providing all the hard working and productive people out there free education?Many skid row types have advanced degrees with which they have done NOTHING.
Only if you accept sarcasm as agreement.Arent you agreeing with me through your last statement?
Well in Australia you have to pay extra tax if you're a graduate once you've reached a certain income level so in that respect it's not "free" (though it was when I started my degree). I don't live in Australia so I don't pay. Plenty of countries provide free university education though, I actually think the US might be in the minority as regards to the high cost of tuition borne by the individual user.I have not paid a cent of mine either, directly. I have earned it as a benefit of my job choices. But in the US, everyone has their hands out and expects something for free. This misplaced sense of entitlement and priviledge "just because..." is one of the big problems around here...
people can and should be free to read wikipedia at their local public library. i don't think everyone is suitable for college, however, and not everyone should go, certainly not on the public's tab. public universities shouldn't be exorbitantly expensive for sure, but your argument for making it free is less than compelling.I haven't said that at all, but what I will say is that education and knowledge are so crucial to the human experience that it is in a sense, criminal to charge money for them.
It has more to do with a difference in philosophy, my argument holds water, it is in action in various places around the globe.but your argument for making it free is less than compelling.
Hold on, let me Google "Skid row demographics" for you. No, of course I dont have figures behind my outlandish claim, just like you dont have any to back up your "education is socities investment in its future" feel good pablum, mainly because neither can be proven conclusively.I haven't said that at all, but what I will say is that education and knowledge are so crucial to the human experience that it is in a sense, criminal to charge money for them.
Besides free education is merely society's investment in its own future.
"Many" is not a logical argument, do you have figures to support the claim that a prevalence of "skid row types" exists to the degree that it justifies not providing all the hard working and productive people out there free education?
Only if you accept sarcasm as agreement.
people can and should be free to read wikipedia at their local public library. i don't think everyone is suitable for college, however, and not everyone should go, certainly not on the public's tab. public universities shouldn't be exorbitantly expensive for sure, but your argument for making it free is less than compelling.
i too see much merit to this program, but no sure i'm on board w/ your position that citizenship cannot be inherited. i may be with you if your belief is that being popped out is insufficient (i.e., parents were non-citizens), as i think that fell out of favor 2 generations into our country's independence from the throne.That's why I agree with this program, I would rather have people earn citizenship through commitment rather than birth right.