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From what river to what sea?

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  • MikM Offline
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    Mik
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    They don't know. The ignorance is staggering. From WSJ. H/T PianoDad.

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    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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    • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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      We've had it too easy for too long.

      Please love yourself.

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      • MikM Offline
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        Asd a whole we've been conditioned to expect little or nothing of our children to protect the poor dears' self-esteem. Thankfully we did not raise our daughter that way. Self-esteem comes from accomplishment, not just being told how great and wonderful you are.

        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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          Let's get the military draft fired back up.

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            Let's get the military draft fired back up.

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            @Copper

            Right you are, anyone’s son or daughter will do.

            We shall beat to quarters!

            Elbows up!

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              Shirley they know the sea, but wow.

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              • RenaudaR Renauda

                @Copper

                Right you are, anyone’s son or daughter will do.

                We shall beat to quarters!

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                @Renauda said in From what river to what sea?:

                @Copper

                Right you are, anyone’s son or daughter will do.

                We shall beat to quarters!

                Dunno. I do think the U.S. would benefit greatly from something akin to the Israeli model. Conscription where everybody goes and receives some very basic military training, then a very short period of active service followed by a couple of years in the reserves. Those who like military life could apply to enlist for a full-time hitch.

                To sweeten the pot, I think the young people on active duty and in the reserves should have access to helping complete their GED, some of their freshman college courses(fully transferable) or some specialised training in a civilian world skill.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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