redeye
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Sat Sep-06-03 01:44 PM
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The US military requires complete obedience to orders, and that includes an order to impale oneself on a rusty sword or to burn one's children alive and enjoy watching them roast to death. When someone enlists, he basically says, "the country is more important to me than anything, including anyone's and everyone's life," and I have zero repsect for that attitude. On the other hand, I support a person's right to forfeit his individuality. On a third hand, I feel much less compassion for a dying soldier than I do for a dying civilian.
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