I get the cynicism, but military != bad. The NEED for military is the bad thing. Don't mix them up.
At its best, the military serves to protect citizens from foreign threats. Like with police, some people are bad and sometimes we have to kill them to defend the good people.
In the hands of the ideal military, technology can serve to lessen civilian casualties, save troops' lives, avoid using troops at all, or act as a deterrent. And yes, we're all aware that no military is ideal.
Ensure your military -- and police -- stick as closely as possible to their strict and just duty... any power can and will be abused. But it strikes me as naive to react against military as an abstract concept. The ostensible goal of protecting a free nation hardly seems ignoble.
At its best, the military serves to protect citizens from foreign threats. Like with police, some people are bad and sometimes we have to kill them to defend the good people.
In the hands of the ideal military, technology can serve to lessen civilian casualties, save troops' lives, avoid using troops at all, or act as a deterrent. And yes, we're all aware that no military is ideal.
Ensure your military -- and police -- stick as closely as possible to their strict and just duty... any power can and will be abused. But it strikes me as naive to react against military as an abstract concept. The ostensible goal of protecting a free nation hardly seems ignoble.