I’m in favor of mandatory military service with almost no exceptions. My rationale is it would make conflict wildly unpopular if everyone had friends and family who would be directly affected.
I’m in favor of mandatory military service with almost no exceptions. My rationale is it would make conflict wildly unpopular if everyone had friends and family who would be directly affected.
I mean, even with a union, if a company crumbles the laborers are out of a job.
Surprisingly less true!
I just came up with a thought the other day! This would be a decades long approach and I have no idea if it would work. The idea is for generic American cities, that have a few sky scrapers in a downtown and then the burbs.
Start with 3-5 square blocks in the heart of downtown and close the roads. Make them permanently pedestrian only. These roads are typically very wide, so allow food trucks/vendors to occupy a portion of the center. Add bike lanes, and add really good reliable public transit around this area. Let that marinate for a few years, then add another chunk of the same size.
I think you would see this portion of the city become a very popular residential area. Businesses will figure out how to provide amenities where people gather. By starting small you are not requireing people to get rid of their cars, just not use them in certain areas. As this expands you will have a larger and larger portion of the population that finds it inconvenient and expensive to own a car once their needs are met in this ever expanding bubble.
I doubt you could ever get this done, but it’s an idea!
Usually described as a coup.
Captain, we’re going to need a new tactic. Operative 15 has found a gaping flaw in our capabilities.
Always warms my heart to see the amount of respect these athletes have for their competitors. Sometimes people are awesome!
Thanks for keeping us on topic, Chief. We almost stopped thinking about sex for a min.
I’m sure there have been minor incidents, but as far as I know Sikhism comes to mind as a religion that doesn’t have blood on its hands.
It’s a monarchy… So yeah…
Does this mean forcing companies to keep servers running indefinitely? (No link, so I’m just speculating) I understand the frustration when servers are shut down prematurely, but I have to say I don’t feel that is a reasonable requirement.
If games were required to provide self hosting software I’d be on board with the legislation.
Is this the same Bob Ballard that found the Titanic and the Bismark?
I agree, we all have search engines and if someone doesn’t understand a word or phrase they can learn it on their own. Brilliant write up!
Well, not that shocked…
Was this the root cause??? Hahahaha
I’d argue that the Vietnam draft did have a huge impact on the public reaction to the war. I think one of the reasons it didn’t have immediate political results is because affluent people (the kids of politicians) had many ways to avoid service, ie college or well known health excuses. I think if those loopholes were not in place the wide public backlash we saw would have been followed quickly by real political results.
Obviously this is speculation, but there’s logic in there.