Comments on: Activist Soldiers http://cominganarchy.com/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:35:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Politicizing the Military at ROK Drop http://cominganarchy.com/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-371586 Politicizing the Military at ROK Drop Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:09:52 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/#comment-371586 [...] Anarchy recently had a post about the recent politicization of the military. Now Milblogs has a couple of postings (here and here) related to the same topic about how military [...] [...] Anarchy recently had a post about the recent politicization of the military. Now Milblogs has a couple of postings (here and here) related to the same topic about how military [...]

]]> By: sandbag http://cominganarchy.com/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-367324 sandbag Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:46:14 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/#comment-367324 I've been teaching my subordinate officers about our need to stay apolitical for years now. I think that for a long time we as a service had done a fair job staying out of politics. I'm on my third president now, and I have yet to have one that hasn't signed me up to go somewhere, so I have no illusions that Party X = looking out for troops. What I have noticed recently is that political groups have been encouraging us to speak about the war (although the majority of said groups want us to "courageously stand up for what's right and resist, blah, ad nauseum". It's a short-sided philosophy at best. I’ve been teaching my subordinate officers about our need to stay apolitical for years now. I think that for a long time we as a service had done a fair job staying out of politics. I’m on my third president now, and I have yet to have one that hasn’t signed me up to go somewhere, so I have no illusions that Party X = looking out for troops.

What I have noticed recently is that political groups have been encouraging us to speak about the war (although the majority of said groups want us to “courageously stand up for what’s right and resist, blah, ad nauseum”. It’s a short-sided philosophy at best.

]]> By: GI Korea http://cominganarchy.com/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-367018 GI Korea Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:37:42 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/#comment-367018 First of all the Appeal for Redress founder and some others have been uncovered as plants from Amnesty International backed by lots of money from people like George Soros: http://rokdrop.com/2007/02/27/exposing-the-gi-fifth-column/ http://rokdrop.com/2007/03/04/exposing-the-gi-fifth-column-again/ You have activist groups infiltrating the military for political purposes with the full backing of the largest liberal media public relations firm in America, Fenton Communications, and assistance from CBS, Yahoo, and over 200 newspapers to name a few media outlets. Now that is what I call dangerous. Is it any wonder that regular soldiers are standing up against them? The Appeal for Courage website founded by real soldiers with no aid from a large public relations firm has now blown the Appeal for Redress website away despite all the media attention and sponsorship money given to Appeal for Redress. http://rokdrop.com/2007/03/20/courage-is-greater-than-redress/ First of all the Appeal for Redress founder and some others have been uncovered as plants from Amnesty International backed by lots of money from people like George Soros:

http://rokdrop.com/2007/02/27/exposing-the-gi-fifth-column/

http://rokdrop.com/2007/03/04/exposing-the-gi-fifth-column-again/

You have activist groups infiltrating the military for political purposes with the full backing of the largest liberal media public relations firm in America, Fenton Communications, and assistance from CBS, Yahoo, and over 200 newspapers to name a few media outlets. Now that is what I call dangerous.

Is it any wonder that regular soldiers are standing up against them? The Appeal for Courage website founded by real soldiers with no aid from a large public relations firm has now blown the Appeal for Redress website away despite all the media attention and sponsorship money given to Appeal for Redress.

http://rokdrop.com/2007/03/20/courage-is-greater-than-redress/

]]> By: lirelou http://cominganarchy.com/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-366657 lirelou Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:08:13 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/#comment-366657 Actually, I'm not sure soldiers should even got to help choose the emperor. I voted in the '68 election, and thereafter adopted the view that soldiers should neither vote nor comment on politics. Arcane, perhaps. Actually, I’m not sure soldiers should even got to help choose the emperor. I voted in the ‘68 election, and thereafter adopted the view that soldiers should neither vote nor comment on politics. Arcane, perhaps.

]]> By: subadei http://cominganarchy.com/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-366566 subadei Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:43:51 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/#comment-366566 Politicizing the military is a dangerous precedent indeed. Quite reminiscent of the demise of the Roman republic as primary loyalty shifted from country to general. On the flip side, how can such endeavors be mitigated? Should the military create an effective subculture that is detached from its citizens media? Politicizing the military is a dangerous precedent indeed. Quite reminiscent of the demise of the Roman republic as primary loyalty shifted from country to general.
On the flip side, how can such endeavors be mitigated? Should the military create an effective subculture that is detached from its citizens media?

]]> By: Chief Wiggum http://cominganarchy.com/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/comment-page-1/#comment-366088 Chief Wiggum Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:38:22 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2007/04/12/activist-soldiers/#comment-366088 Other than chosing emperors, the military should stay out of government. Other than chosing emperors, the military should stay out of government.

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