GI Joe and the military [politics]
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The author is speaking about some in the anti-war crowd being upset that GI Joe action figures are being handed out during a Minnesota Twins baseball game. The claim is that the dolls will promote war, but I can't help but think that it has an implied message that it's bad to grow up to be a solder. What would be the problem if a youngster actually admired solders or even grew up to become one? I suppose if you're anti-war and don't like solders, you probably don't want an army either.
I can imagine arguments about how to best make use of a military (such as only in defense of the homeland or getting 27 resolutions from the UN instead of 17 before reacting), but to not have one at all? What is to keep a despot from taking advantage of such a situation? Seems very naive and unrealistic.
Who should we encourage our kids to look up to as an alternative? Firemen? Policemen? Luke Skywalker? I say, all of the above, including the solder.
... it is almost as if these types have had a psychotic break from reality.
Now, there's a Quote of the Week for you!
The author is speaking about some in the anti-war crowd being upset that GI Joe action figures are being handed out during a Minnesota Twins baseball game. The claim is that the dolls will promote war, but I can't help but think that it has an implied message that it's bad to grow up to be a solder. What would be the problem if a youngster actually admired solders or even grew up to become one? I suppose if you're anti-war and don't like solders, you probably don't want an army either.
I can imagine arguments about how to best make use of a military (such as only in defense of the homeland or getting 27 resolutions from the UN instead of 17 before reacting), but to not have one at all? What is to keep a despot from taking advantage of such a situation? Seems very naive and unrealistic.
Who should we encourage our kids to look up to as an alternative? Firemen? Policemen? Luke Skywalker? I say, all of the above, including the solder.
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