"Bill Denton" wrote in message
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The military makes a living by ensuring that no other nation wishes to go
to
war against us, not by going to war. Don't you think every nation on earth
would come after us if we had no means of defending ourselves?

Irrelevant. I never said we don't need a military.

Poor analogy. In the "auto worker" scenario the worker voted for a
candidate
that might help him keep his job. In the "military" scenario the soldier
voted for a candidate who had demonstrated that he would use military
action
when necessary, and who might put him in a position where he would be
killed.

It's a fine analogy. An auto assembly plant can be a dangerous place. That
doesn't mean that the workers don't value their jobs.