Cannot be overstressed!
“Much more crucial and decisive for me is the so far neglected military requirement, that the military is always – I mean ALWAYS – on the side of its people, this being their only and highest obligation, under times of peace relevant doctrines on law and order, to protect every single private individual’s liberties in the country, only for this reason can a military exist and for no other reason (except to protect the earth itself for the sole value of universal survival). In cases of doubt, this form of defence can even mean going against its own government, if the government passes laws and orders which undermine or dissolve a people’s freedom or privacy as a civilian or a nation as a whole, and wishes to misuse the national army upon its civilians to enforce these inhuman orders.”
In an article on the discussion of compulsory military service, I just read in a Swiss Paper, called „KULT“ http://www.kult.ch/gmbh, 8006 Zürich, I abstracted the following text, with some of my own interpretations (in italic):
„It doesn’t matter to me what is finally voted for in this compulsory military service debate, because in my opinion it is indifferent if the military is embodied with voluntary, professional, or draftees. Much more crucial and decisive for me is the so far neglected military requirement, that the military is always – I mean ALWAYS – on the side of its people, this being their only and highest obligation, under times of peace relevant doctrines on law and order, to protect every single private individual’s liberties in the country, only for this reason can a military exist and for no other reason (except to protect the earth itself for the sole value…
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