Statists really can't comprehend when someone doesn't fawn along with them over some harmful part of government- such as the police or the military.
It's completely beyond them why anyone would oppose those things. (Some feel the same about the spyware.)
It doesn't matter how clearly you explain. Some say they supposedly "hate government", too.
They have a deep-seated desire to "respect" those who are the greatest danger to their liberty. A much greater threat than anyone in any other country.
In TV and movies, there are good cops and good military pawns. That's called fiction. Many people fall for the propaganda because they can't distinguish between reality and fiction.
I blame govschooling and the media.
Yes, I realize some of those government personnel were fooled into joining. Some were pressured and couldn't resist. Some didn't see another path. Some needed the money. Some thought it would make them respected. They were innocent victims... at first.
Some wanted to do good. They failed.
Some craved the power they saw coming from such a position- either immediately or down the line. Those are the truly evil ones.
The harsh reality is that they are all hurting, not helping. They are empowering the state by remaining on the "job". That's not an ethical thing to do. It doesn't earn my respect or my thanks. Please quit!
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ReplyDelete“I blame govschooling and the media.”
Me too. As Marshall Fritz used to say: if libertarians are going to have one lynch pin issue it should be to abolish government control of education.
Access journalism, media regulations and licensing, influence of foreign governments, government funding of journalism schools and prosecution of journalists like Assange, as well as many other factors contribute to media bias. But to me the most important root factor always comes back to the heavy indoctrination that both readers and journalists have been subjected to by the school system.
It seems obvious.
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