RE: National Service
February 11, 2017 at 1:37 am
(This post was last modified: February 11, 2017 at 1:45 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 11, 2017 at 1:30 am)Sterben Wrote: I'm aware, but national service harbors to closely to the systems mentioned above. The culture we have has allowed to many freedoms for the U.S to be a good country for such a system to used. It could abused in many ways by the corporate elites for free or cheap labor.
So long as the interest of the corporate elites were aligned with the interests of the nation...not a problem. Minor correction, though..cheap..absolutely (the idea is that the reduced labor rateis offset by desirable arrangements and benefits...and, ofc, by civic pride and duty)........ free, absolutely not. Were not talking about slavery, we're talking about a national service.
Government -itself- can be abused in many ways, that's not actually an objection to having one.
The idea of a national service is to -further- support all those things that you think makes america great. To give us the practical ability to continue to fulfill and expand our promise and freedoms. Our culture already includes and is based upon notions of civic duty, we tell people that that's what makes our country great. A national service is a formal recognition and application -of- our culture.
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