Christian Democrats in the United States
Conceptual Issues - Military ResponsibilityIf an American should choose to fight, he or she should fight with honor. Since the People delegate resources, weapons and authority, the military should be held to a higher standard of conduct, not granted immunities, and the institutions should not waste our money. The U.S. military should seek and promote truth. That's how we would win, as long as "winning" is defined as meaningful and specific objectives by leadership. If an American should choose not to fight, that should be honored. Either way, we aim toward a world free of war. We recognize the reality that many poor Americans see themselves with only a choice only between crime and the military. It is a testament to the principles of the founding fathers that our military does as a good job forging respectable soldiers as it does, and they must be educated on those principles. We owe it to the common soldiers to embrace them when they return from war, to heal their wounds, to attempt to understand their experiences, and to listen.
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Rome... the thrill of battle, but every couple years a new guy in a toga comes along and kills you and your family. The nation thrashes back and forth between a few powerful competing authorities. Not a fun place to live.Plural democracy is the only way life doesn't kill us all -- when crazy use of authority de-stabilizes social culture. It is too easy for any human to go over the edge when wielding a sword. This is why our military has a discipline structure that is not supposed to let people get away with gunning down crowds of women and children.
Similarly, if the people tried to vote something like Sharia law into power, or fascism, or Nazis, or any one-party system that concentrates official opinion, this would be an invalid vote under any democratic system.
The military, if their people value all the people they serve, would be obliged to overthrow the government, and to restore honor among the people with a fair, regular vote that distributes power across checks and balances. This distribution of power, in any full public participatory system, and our willingness to stick up for each other's spirit, is what makes democracy so much better than anything else.
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