"Miller, Jeffrey" wrote:
...
> > Dan--
> > Correct. But I meant "as in Germany". The system is
> > that every able-bodied young male has to do something. It
> > can either be around 15 months of military service,
> > (regimentation, no combat, serious drinking...) or a bit
> > longer of alternative service
> > (changing bedpans, say). In economic terms, it's a labor
> > tax. That's a bit different from having a draft in place but not
> > calling anyone up.
>
> What a tragic idea! You're talking about social engineering on a scale that boggles
> me.
>
> -j-
Well, it's a different place. Sometimes better, sometimes
worse.
So your position is that America has no social engineering?
One could argue that there's always a society, and that government
can do as good as job of engineering it as some other contenders,
such as large corporations, blind traditions, and random chance.
(I know, those three aren't exactly stiff competition.)
---David
Love those funky Catholic holidays, too!
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