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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:23 PM Original message |
Utopian, I know, but: If no nation had a military, |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Only problem is, the first nation to de-militarize would be a sitting duck... |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. True that. nt |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. And the first nation to re-militarize would conquer all |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Damn dupes... |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. Let's get rid of police officers first and see how that works. n/t |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I wasn't talking about law enforcement. And, I said it's Utopian. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Sorry but our military forces are law enforcement on a global scale. n/t |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Is that right? Whose laws? What the hell is our military doing enforcing |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. DoD enforces our own laws. One recent example was invading Panama to capture Noriega. Another is |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. at least until people started setting themselves up as warlords |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. would there still be football? |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I hope so, |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. and other sports designed to train young warriors? in your idealistic non-militaristic vision? |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. Wrong, wrong, very wrong |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. Is that like no police and no politicians and no leaders as well |
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