or the most destructive

You're going to have to provide proof of both of those, without resorting to giving Jews credit for German output as well :^)

Related to the libertarian discussions up above: I may be so bold as to say that Matt and I both likely fall under the "paleolibertarian" label, trying to balance out our desire for a conservative culture with the skepticism of government power to make that desire a reality

I'd say I'm largely on the same page as Matt, as far as I can tell

I don't know what he would make of some of my newer, growing convictions

It's a difficult balance, to be sure

Oh I mean I think universal franchise with no strings was maybe a mistake

I'd probably agree

Hell, I think Matt would too if I remember his comments correctly. The problem is that he doesn't have a good idea of what some ideal requirements would be

Ive never even heard of the expression "paleolibertarian before"
The more you know

wut

I've been trying to dismantle the Heinlein/SST requirement of serving your country and having right to serve being a central guarantee. I can't really find any reason to ditch it

I think everyone should serve at some capacity imo

I don't think it should be forced but the tradeoff is no vote

Maybe not serve, but atleast go through basic training

Reserves

As far as the socially liberal/conservative thing goes, I tend to look at what's worked and what doesn't and go from there. I think it should be up to communities though

Well like I said before I'd want any public schooling to include education on firearms and first aid

I tried real hard to figure out the most succinct way of explaining my political views to someone. So the combo of paleoconservative and libertarian seems to work

As per 2A being a necessary component of civics

We just need to get back at a society of the mindset, what can we do for the country instead of the other way around, like JFK said famously before he got yeeted

I dont think that saves you from the current mindset though

There's a Wikipedia article for it an everything

AOC thinks she's doing good things for her country

AOC needs to be thrown out of a helicopter

I prefer to think of it in terms of "Am I both comfortable with myself and/or my opponent having this power?"

I like the idea of conscription tbh, seems to be working really well for Switzerland atleast

Not a fan of "you were born here so we can vote for you to go die for us"

But we already have that

The draft?

Beemann, Heinlein has the most consistent vision of civic nationalism I've ever heard. Except maybe for Islam.

Yes, already having it doesn't make it good

Agreed, dev

For starters, service is more than military
As a followup, I dont think you can give the state the ability to force people into service without making severe structural sacrifices that will lead to more abuse down the line

The US continues to be my favourite example of both the good and bad of its own system, and the stated goals of that system

I just think everyone should be trained on how to defend their country. With military training also comes how to safely handle weapons etc etc.

But I of course recognize that there are authoritarian elements of implementing such a system

I would only go so far as a basic understanding of firearms and training in their use, again as part of civics education

Im not dismissing that.

Everything beyond that is up to the citizen. Part of liberty is trusting people to look out for their own interests, and allowing (in a legal sense) them to make bad decisions within the confines of fundamental law

Switzerland is also militantly neutral, so there's less chance of dying on behalf of Afghanistan when your time comes to enlist. I have serious reservations about mandatory service combined with the way the US utilizes its military around the world

Honestly, Im also really fucking sick of anti-american estrogen damaged soyboys who gets so triggered by the word obese that they have to take a 15 min timeout in their safe space