Comments on: American Foreign Legion http://cominganarchy.com/2005/09/02/american-foreign-legion/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:57:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chirol http://cominganarchy.com/2005/09/02/american-foreign-legion/comment-page-1/#comment-23723 Chirol Sat, 03 Sep 2005 17:54:03 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1056#comment-23723 I think the idea isn't as much cherrypicking them but having the soft power that they continue to come to us instead of Europe for example. I know German has been recently trying to increase its profile and market itself as a great place for foreigners to come and do research etc. I think the idea isn’t as much cherrypicking them but having the soft power that they continue to come to us instead of Europe for example. I know German has been recently trying to increase its profile and market itself as a great place for foreigners to come and do research etc.

]]> By: snow http://cominganarchy.com/2005/09/02/american-foreign-legion/comment-page-1/#comment-23709 snow Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:14:16 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1056#comment-23709 This does seem to be a good idea, to cherry-pick the best and brightest in many fields to join 'Team America'. With most advanced economies feeling the pinch of declining birth rates and slowly declining economies (bloated welfare states), the US has the right idea in allowing a steady stream of immigrants. Trying to get the cream of the crop is also a good idea to keep the country up there on the cutting edge. Is this unfair to the countries that are trying to hang on to these people? Perhaps, but people should be free to go wherever they want to. If their own country can't offer them what they aspire to, then why should they stay if they don't want to? And as a libertarian, I think that doing it for your country (in this case, joining the military) should be a choice rather than a coercion. This does seem to be a good idea, to cherry-pick the best and brightest in many fields to join ‘Team America’. With most advanced economies feeling the pinch of declining birth rates and slowly declining economies (bloated welfare states), the US has the right idea in allowing a steady stream of immigrants. Trying to get the cream of the crop is also a good idea to keep the country up there on the cutting edge.

Is this unfair to the countries that are trying to hang on to these people? Perhaps, but people should be free to go wherever they want to. If their own country can’t offer them what they aspire to, then why should they stay if they don’t want to? And as a libertarian, I think that doing it for your country (in this case, joining the military) should be a choice rather than a coercion.

]]> By: Chirol http://cominganarchy.com/2005/09/02/american-foreign-legion/comment-page-1/#comment-22879 Chirol Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:50:18 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1056#comment-22879 Eddie: No problem. I was grateful that you looked into that as I've blogged on that subject way back in the day but never really found much more information on it and was curious what had become of the idea. It does make one wonder, as you note, whether a clearer "earn your citizenship" program would be a good idea in other fields? Maybe even just some sort of civil service. Eddie: No problem. I was grateful that you looked into that as I’ve blogged on that subject way back in the day but never really found much more information on it and was curious what had become of the idea. It does make one wonder, as you note, whether a clearer “earn your citizenship” program would be a good idea in other fields? Maybe even just some sort of civil service.

]]> By: Eddie http://cominganarchy.com/2005/09/02/american-foreign-legion/comment-page-1/#comment-22873 Eddie Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:40:43 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1056#comment-22873 I'm very grateful you shared this with others, I have no doubts these new citizens and current servicemen are part of the reason our military is continually strong and effective, even in a difficult recruting environment where it suffers disadvantages being an all-volunteer force. Now if we could only encourage this further in other areas (law enforcement, rescue/fire personnel, government service, entrepreneurship ), we could also see some benefits in those sectors as well. I’m very grateful you shared this with others, I have no doubts these new citizens and current servicemen are part of the reason our military is continually strong and effective, even in a difficult recruting environment where it suffers disadvantages being an all-volunteer force.
Now if we could only encourage this further in other areas (law enforcement, rescue/fire personnel, government service, entrepreneurship ), we could also see some benefits in those sectors as well.

]]>