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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-25-10 04:02 PM
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1. The problem with that, is it gives people that like strict authority
Reason to create disaster. Order is dependant on rule set, being orderly in a chaos system is not order. So if a system is not of structure and justice, then it is being in order to oppose it.

But you have to be honest about what is justice, and not just think on what is best for oneself.

So I think the idea of military used against civilians in the case of disorder is not best, for clean up or construction that is different. But when used as a control mechanism, it would seem wrong, the control mechanism should be a just and orderly society, not use of some action by military if a society is not in a just form.

Their is a weapon that one person can man and it can disperse 1000 protesters, if a system needs a device that a single person can use against 1000, then that system is in question. The actions of justice and a society that best serves the population is how order is established. Enforcement should have popular consent, and should be able to be done from within population units in a decentralized way if the issues make sense.


However that assumes accurate information reaches people, and again such an action like military use to put down unruly behavior can be an intent to move to security state, and so fanning of unruly action by media can be part of trying to set up security state.

If you cant use a 1 to 1000 weapon on civilians, you have to treat them right and educate them with good information systems.
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