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Of course, here's the rub. Negatively impact on others is a very broad category. Actions to prevent negative impact are central to almost every ideology. Not at all? Really? So in a libertarian society, people can drink coffee on the streets. But not take opiates? What if the morphine I'm...

Libertarianism is an extreme ideology. Agreed. Which is why I'm not an advocate for Stalinism or Maoism either. Fine, but that doesn't answer any of my questions concerning a libertarian society's rules for drug use. Fine and dandy that you are such a great parent. That doesn't solve the...

Libertarians impose their moral aesthetics (to use your term) on others to a comparable degree as many other ideologies. Humans are social animals. We exist in families, in cities, societies and nation states. We cannot help but interact, influence and impose. Perhaps an example. Libertarians...

Sorry bud if you are wanting to start a dialogue with someone, best not to start with personal attacks. Libertarianism is as violent as many other ideologies. Those who have property need violence, or the threat of violence, to maintain their control over land and resources. As opposed to...

Precisely the opposite, dude. Libertarian dogma gives people a religion to believe in. An already established set of myths for those seeking intellectual short cuts. However, once a person begins thinking seriously about man and morality, they realize that human behavior and social organization...

Like most ideologies and religions, libertarianism proposes simple solutions to complicated problems. I fell into the libertarian cult for a few years. Like a housewife who buys into the sermons of a televangelist, I was craving clarity and direction. And I thought I found it. Unfortunately...

Honesty is definitely the best policy. In almost any community, we are separated from others by one or two degrees of separation. People know people. And people talk. Better to be up front with your past. And not have lies catch up with you in a disastrous way in the future.

I am reading it right now.

Yeah , great link.

In fairness, getting to know the subject would be more than a little difficult given that the subject is no longer alive. Ouch. That's a pretty cruel thing to say without firm evidence. There don't seem to be many patriotic art exhibits these days. I would hesitate in bashing those few...

The latest Walrus Magazine has an entire section of portraits honoring Canada's fallen. The paintings are available on their website. http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2011.07-visual-essay-portraits-of-the-war Including as a 4 minute video...

Yeah, I think I had what they call a "light bulb moment". Not only should I stop fretting about becoming an officer. I shouldn't even be thinking about becoming a sergeant or warrant. For the next several years, I reckon the two questions I need to focus on are, What is the next course I need...

I started drawing up a list of all the NCMs at my unit currently at university, or already graduated. Just among the people I know, there's easily 10 or 15. I've created this fantasy of being so hard done by. The evidence from my unit suggests otherwise. I also sat down and looked at my...

You know, I'm definitely starting to see the situation from their perspective. I had a very troubled youth. There are reasons why the recruiting officer was hesitant. There are reasons why the unit wants to test me out first. I have devoted a good deal of my energy to achieving high status...

Yes, his response was quite extensive. I appreciate the generosity of so many people here. They have given up their time to share their experience and advice.

It's late and I'm tired. But you guys have given me a lot to think about.

Be careful not to put words in my mouth. Having been one myself, I think 19 year olds are inexperienced. However I have no doubt that many are able students and future leaders. Again, I am concerned by the tendency here to pathologize honesty. I state that I am above average in some areas and...

More on my situation: When I was younger I did a lot of drugs. I don't have a record. But my career, my education were severely hampered. I got off drugs. Time passed. For good or ill, I was completely open about my past with the recruiting centre. I was still declared unfit for service. On...

Congrats. Thank you for the advice. The officer in question told me that "no one" on the unit thinks I have "any" of the skills necessary to be an officer. She asked me for my perceived strengths, and then dismissed all of them as "irrelevant". Even the officer who approved me as NCM told me...

You are monitoring me behind the scenes? That's eery.