Adopt the foreign policy of Switzerland
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Yes. It's very hard to convince people to get into wars when EVERY male must serve.
Being swiss, I tend to agree 
And about the conscription.. once you realize that you are an armed neutral country (and therefore that you won't be sent to some unfounded war), it all becomes acceptable (given that you don't have a conscience or physical problem of course..)
Btw: I have to go to my "army repetition course" next week, but I take it as some kind of holiday eh eh
And about the conscription.. once you realize that you are an armed neutral country (and therefore that you won't be sent to some unfounded war), it all becomes acceptable (given that you don't have a conscience or physical problem of course..)
Btw: I have to go to my "army repetition course" next week, but I take it as some kind of holiday eh eh
Also I would like to add: in Switzerland we have conscription because we are so few
The problem is, we're a volunteer army.
The people who lead this country are not the people who volunteer. For example, Bush has two kids. If they were male, they definitely wouldn't be going into the military.
Conscription makes you think twice about what you're getting into, because EVERYONE goes.
You've got a point. In that case, as I said before, you could probably drop the militia conscription that we have
Being swiss, I tend to agree
And about the conscription.. once you realize that you are an armed neutral country (and therefore that you won't be sent to some unfounded war), it all becomes acceptable (given that you don't have a conscience or physical problem of course..)
Btw: I have to go to my "army repetition course" next week, but I take it as some kind of holiday eh eh
Where do you live Promo ? I'm in Lausanne.
As for the neutrality of Switzerland, I think it's being slowly reduced.
- We entered the UN a few years ago
- We sent soldiers to Kosovo
- It won't be long before we get into the UE I reckon
I live in switzerland too. But what I do appreciate more than the compulsory military duty is the democratic system which, imho, is more efficient then the american one.
But I agree, the neutrality is fading away, which I find really sad. Anyways, lets focus on Ron Paul and not switzerland, shall we?
But I agree, the neutrality is fading away, which I find really sad. Anyways, lets focus on Ron Paul and not switzerland, shall we?
Well, you cannot cross the borders WHILE you are in service of course... that would be invasion wouldn't it?
Except for that, you can cross all the borders you like
(I don't know about crossing the border as a civilian carrying a weapon with you.. you probably need some permit)
I'm sad to hear about these developments and to hear that Switzerland is slowly losing some of its neutrality.
I have long admired Switzerland's foreign policy which has kept it out of many major wars that were basically fought all around it. The country has much better followed Jefferson's ideals of commerce with all, but alliances with none.
If it can't work in Switzerland, where can it work...
I have long admired Switzerland's foreign policy which has kept it out of many major wars that were basically fought all around it. The country has much better followed Jefferson's ideals of commerce with all, but alliances with none.
If it can't work in Switzerland, where can it work...
It worked very well, until we elected socialists...
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Being swiss, I tend to agree
And about the conscription.. once you realize that you are an armed neutral country (and therefore that you won't be sent to some unfounded war), it all becomes acceptable (given that you don't have a conscience or physical problem of course..)
Btw: I have to go to my "army repetition course" next week, but I take it as some kind of holiday eh eh
I see this as our original course of no entanglements while maintaining an armed citizenry and militia. And no standing Army. I would welcome that concept to be reintroduced.
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