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RE: Is It Evil To Join The Military?
The alternative to a military-backed rulership by the rich elite is rule by the people (for about 3 seconds until somebody else with guns and money takes over). And normal people are stupid. That's why they do things like vote rich people with nice hair into office and join the military because guns are cool and chicks dig uniforms.
If not the rich elite in America with the military, somebody with guns and wealth is going to rule you. It's not like normal armchair internet dudes would have any power if the ruling class went away.
This makes sense until you realize that the rich elite in America that control the military get so unbelievably wealthy because they are legally able to steal from 350 million people through government. If you take those same rich people and remove their government apparatus of theft those 350 million people aren't going to be willingly handing over 50% of their paychecks anymore.
Whether it's the current rich elite taking a chunk of every paycheck or a bunch of thugs with guns breaking your windows, stealing your clothes and food, and raping your wife, somebody is going to rule you.
I'm a little sick of internet anarchists badmouthing the government just because they identify as anti-establishment. Sure, it's interesting on an academic level to discuss how messed up various systems are, but in the real world, if the system went away, it's not like all of these internet blowhards would suddenly have more power, control, and independence. Some other dudes with wealth and guns would just step in. Honestly, things would probably be a lot worse for some armchair internet anarchist if some private mercenary force was walking his neighborhood streets. "Welp, at least it's not the government" would be the last thing on his mind.
Your opinion regarding how the real world would be when legalized/ institutionalized theft is no longer considered legitimate, is entirely conjectural and lacking factual support; and frankly its sad to hear that you fear freedom so much. Whereas the history books are replete with examples of the reality of the evils of government and it's ability to stack cords of dead bodies in its wake.