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Originally posted by Joe Citizen
If someone comes to invade Australia I will gladly defend my country. But don't tell me that I should be compelled to participate in wars of economic and political imperialism.
I'm not going to die so the rich can get richer or to satisfy the whim of a warmongering leader that I wouldn't have voted for in the first place. My life is worth more than that.
Freedom is all about choice. If a nation isn't worth defending then nobody will step forward to defend it. If it is, they will. It's that simple.
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"economic and political imperialism" as you put it is part of a nations self interest/way of life/survival...and is in fact part of "defending" ones country. Australia...or the US for that matter can suffer severe consequences...economically...as well as loss of life without any enemy stepping a single foot upon its soil...or a single city being bombed. Thus your position is lacking in insight.
You like to use the word "freedom" alot. "Freedom" is a word and freedom does not exist...as it should not exist...for if it did exist...there would be anarchy. There has to be structure...a structure of laws...a structure of enforcement of those laws...and any single law removes a freedom of choice...but without the structure...there would be anarchy and "survival of the fittest" would be the law of the day.