Refusing to Serve
Here is an amazing story out of Israel about one young girl that has stood up against her government. In the name of peace Omer Goldman has refused to serve in the military. She has been imprisoned for her defiance, but her act is a clear lesson about liberty as well. Government ownership of your life, as practiced through draft and mandatory service laws are a violation of natural rights and liberty.
Good for her, read the rest of the story at Radio Netherlands Worldwide. This site has a great audio interview with Goldman.
Here’s another article on Times Online.
Here’s an interesting article called The Right to Walk Away, at the Mises Institute. It’s a debate between what the author sees as two ways of dealing with others: persuasion and aggression. Persuasion can be seen as voluntary military service as we have in the US, while aggression is evident in draft laws.
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At one time in my life I considered joining the Air Force. I decided not to, not because I don't like the idea of fighting for the military, but I had just decided to pursue an education first. Recently however, I have made the decision that if the draft were ever reinstated I would choose not fight, unless of course I felt that my safety, the safety of my family, or our liberty was truly threatened. Never would I fight for some trumped up cause disguised as “bringing democracy to the rest of the world.”
Laying your life on the line is the last resort in protection of your liberties and I would not hesitate even a second if I felt it was necessary to do so. But a draft in a so-called “free country” flies in the face of liberty and should never be tolerated. If fighting were truly necessary for the preservation of our liberties we would have no problem recruiting people to fight, there would be no need to draft people they would be begging to fight.
I mainly owe my new thinking on what is and isn't worth fighting for to Ron Paul and Aimee Allen. I suggest everyone listen to her sing Universal Soldier. And listen to Ron Paul's speech at the Rally for the Republic.
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