(April 21, 2016 at 4:19 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Militarism.
This. When I went into the military I was rah-rah "America's made mistakes but we're still the good guys" in mindset.
Four years and one war later, I came out knowing that I hadn't fought for or defended my country or Constitution, but just the businesses that own the country. (Technically, the only thing I ever fought was fire -- I'm not a combat veteran).
I've also recently come to the conclusion that spanking a child is not right ... this is as a direct result of Drich's thread. My first argument with you, Napo, was on that topic, and I defended my spanking my son at that time -- almost two years ago.
But reading the experiences and studies in Drich's thread has made me change my mind and realize I was wrong to spank my son at all.
So that's two. There's more.