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Initially I was sympathetic to the young recruit. Then I went and checked the websites associated with the group. White pride is a disgusting orgy of hate.

"You will always have people who are very gung-ho — they go to the recruiting centre because they like weapons or because they want to kill terrorists," he said. Isn't a gung-ho attitude exactly what the combat arms needs? What they consider bad guys? So are we now debating whether the...

I'm not going to cry tears for the ultra-rich. I'll save those for the poor. Conrad spent millions on his defense, and he still lost. Martha Stewart spent millions on her defense, and still lost. If you can't be saved by a huge team of the best lawyers in the country, then you are probably...

I called you guys groupies. You've called me vague, universal and nebulous. I think we've both been jerks. How about we stick to the politics, and call a truce on the personal drama? At present, I am advocating for a mixed economy, with some form of social programs and environmental...

I can STFU if that becomes the consensus here. I will say, though, I appreciate giving my opinions, if only because it allows others to correct me when I'm wrong. By clearing up my arrogance and ignorance now, I suspect you are saving the military a lot of headaches down the road.

I believe my attitude towards NCMs has improved somewhat over the course of this thread. However, as you point out, there is a great deal about the roles of NCMs that I still need to learn.

I think my brief comment on NCMs being practical may be getting stretched into something I didn't intend. Namely that NCMs are somehow stupid or can't think or never do paper work. I don't believe any of those things about NCMs.

Thank you.

There's no reason for name calling. There's no reason for personal attacks.

I am only going by what the recruiters said in response to my specific questions. If you have contrasting or additional information, I would be happy to learn from your experience.

No, no. I have huge respect for many of the NCMs I have met. In particular, for several of the NCMs at my unit who are Afghan veterans. I am not aiming to be an officer because I dislike NCMs. I am aiming to be an officer because I prefer intellectual or written tasks to practical ones. Army...

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Yet again you prove yourself to be a jerk. You take all the pleasure out of a good debate.

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.