This concise article by Lynn Atherton-Bloxham says it all. It perceptively reiterates and expands upon much of the prudential wisdom other LRC contributors such as Butler Shaffer, Laurence M. Vance, and Jon Rappoport have observed about how “Our militarist society, that celebrates the group over the individual and incessantly calls for self-sacrifice, enables the growth of empire and puts our youth at unnecessary risk. The fault for this starts with parents.”
11:44 am on May 31, 2013