Bureaucratizing to Fight Extremism in the Military - War on the Rocks. Pentagon begins figuring out how to get rid of patriots in the ranks and replace them with conformists.

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[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Yeah. I want soldiers who are all alike. Is this news? If I need soldiers with political opinions, I will tell them which opinions to have.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

This is literally politicizing the military, a very dangerous step that has historically had very bad outcomes.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

No. It is soldiers doing what the heck I tell them to do.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

"I was only following orders" is what led to 6 million dead Jews. Fascinating to know that you support the discredited "befehl ist befehl" that was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg trials. People like you were convicted and hanged.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Discipline is the prompt obedience to orders and the initiation of proper action in the absence of orders. I do not need soldiers with opinions.

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It's frightening how little you know about the military and how fascist you become the moment you are able.

"Leftist psychologists have an amusingly simplistic conception of military organizations and military men. They seem to base it on occasions they have seen troops marching together on parade rather than any real knowledge of military men and the military life. They think that military men are "rigid" -- automatons who are unable to adjust to new challenges or think for themselves. What is incomprehensible to them is that being kadaver gehorsam (to use the extreme Prussian term for following orders) actually requires great flexibility -- enough flexibility to put your own ideas and wishes aside and do something very difficult. Ask any soldier if all commands are easy to obey."

-- John J. Ray (M.A.; Ph.D.) former member of the Australia-Soviet Friendship Society, former anarcho-capitalist and former member of the British Conservative party.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

If I know so little about the military, do I have to send the pension checks back?

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's obvious you didn't learn anything if you think soldiers aren't supposed to think and should follow orders no matter what.

Say, what do you think about the principle of Command Responsibility? And Yamashita? You obviously studied this in class.

[–]Nemacolin 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Cool. Now get back in formation.