Yes, would love to see two years of 'service to community' â> I honestly think young people would be on side for that.
I see the signs on the highway "this stretch is maintained by XX's money" and think, "no, someone needs to get off their ass and come out here and pick up."
Instead of incarcerating nonviolent criminals, make them clean up a block for a few months, or work in a food bank, or work at a library.
Yep, people need to have skin in the game. Makes them pay closer attention to the world and the so called big picture.
Their decisions might be a little bit more enlightened as a result. Or not, as our education system is a shambles and not conducive to making critical thinkers.
OTOH, all Americans should be mandated to spend one or two years in military service or the equivalent.
Yep, people need to have skin in the game. Makes them pay closer attention to the world and the so called big picture.
Their decisions might be a little bit more enlightened as a result. Or not, as our education system is a shambles and not conducive to making critical thinkers.
I've long thought that Heinlein's idea that two years of national service be required for full citizenship to be something considered, but have always eschewed the military side of it.
Yes, would love to see two years of 'service to community' —> I honestly think young people would be on side for that.
OTOH, all Americans should be mandated to spend one or two years in military service or the equivalent.
I've long thought that Heinlein's idea that two years of national service be required for full citizenship to be something considered, but have always eschewed the military side of it.
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Nov 17, 2022 - 6:58am
miamizsun wrote:
âEach American embassy comes with two permanent features â a giant anti-American demonstration and a giant line for American visas. Most demonstrators spend half their time burning Old Glory and the other half waiting for green cards.â
âEach American embassy comes with two permanent features â a giant anti-American demonstration and a giant line for American visas. Most demonstrators spend half their time burning Old Glory and the other half waiting for green cards.â
â P.J. O'Rourke
Absolutely. Americans should spend more time comparing their country to emerging market economies (EMEs) and poor, developing nations, many if not most with authoritarian tendencies on top of security issues.
âEach American embassy comes with two permanent features â a giant anti-American demonstration and a giant line for American visas. Most demonstrators spend half their time burning Old Glory and the other half waiting for green cards.â