If you don't believe in the perpetual wars your country is pushing, why would you want to serve?
Also why I am against mandatory military service.
Works fine for all the countries that get to remain outside of the scope of these wars, but at this point you are signing on to die for causes that aren't righteous and have no backing beyond how much money they can pocket or influence and power they can gain.
You're going to judge someone on their views, or what they did in their late teens/early 20's? I was young, dumb, and full of you know what back then too. I'm a completely different man now in mid-life, with different views and goals, as I'm sure most of us are. Ted has done much more good to make up for it since then.
If you don't believe in the perpetual wars your country is pushing, why would you want to serve?
Also why I am against mandatory military service.
Works fine for all the countries that get to remain outside of the scope of these wars, but at this point you are signing on to die for causes that aren't righteous and have no backing beyond how much money they can pocket or influence and power they can gain.
You're going to judge someone on their views, or what they did in their late teens/early 20's? I was young, dumb, and full of you know what back then too. I'm a completely different man now in mid-life, with different views and goals, as I'm sure most of us are. Ted has done much more good to make up for it since then.