Quick non-interventionist post...
Hey y'all....I'm getting back to your comments...I have a quick moment here, though, to post this:
That's about the size of it. :)
That's about the size of it. :)
Non-Intervention In the Real World
I received a list of excellent questions from an Anonymous commenter on my last post, summarized by the first one: "How does non-intervention work in the real world?" There are several followup questions, so I'll answer them here. You write: "If we maintain a standing army, we keep it at home to secure our own borders" So there is some discussion amongst non-interventionists as to whether or not the U.S. would keep a standing army? This is more a dispute between Libertarians in general. Most non-interventionists (including myself) would not go as far as to completely disband the military. However, we would significantly reduce it's size when not in times of declared war. The details of the reduction (which branches get cut the most, what we do with the hardware in the meanwhile, how we keep people trained in it, etc.) would be up for serious discussion. Would I be correct in assuming that “standing army” is a metaphor for all branches of the ...
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Hi! Feel free to comment. However, I was getting posts from different Anonymous people, and it's difficult to know who is who so I can keep the conversation straight in my head. So I'm requesting that you please bear with my weakness, and identify yourself. Even if you want to use a different name than your real name -- that's fine. But give yourself a handle for me, please. :) Thanks...